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But in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, Cyrus the king made a decree to build this house of God.
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God's Sovereign Decree
The Jewish elders ground their authority in a specific, verifiable historical event: the decree of King Cyrus. Commentators clarify this was in the first year Cyrus ruled Babylon, showing how God sovereignly used a pagan king at a precise moment to fulfill His promise to rebuild the temple.
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19th Century
Anglican
Tatnai’s appeal to Darius.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Presbyterian
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