PORTRAITS OF THE PAST/Cyrus the Great - A MIRACULOUS DELIVERANCE

 Earlier, in 607 B.C.E., Babylonian armies razed Jerusalem and led most the survivors into exile. How long would the Jews be held?  God said; "When seventy years  have fulfilled I shall call to account against the king of Babylon and against that nation . . . and  I will make it desolate wastes to time indefinite." - JEREMIAH 25:12.

As mentioned, Cyrus captured Babylon in 539 B.C.E.  Soon thereafter, he released the Jews who began to arrive in their homeland in 537 B.C.E. -exactly 70 years after their deportation.  (Ezra 1:1-4) As for Babylon, it eventually became "desolate wastes" - again  confirming the accuracy of Bible prophecy. 

Next  time: PORTRAITS OF THE PAST/Cyrus the Great - WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

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