1. The Return: Ezra 1:1-2Ezra begins with a proclamation from King Cyrus of Persia to rebuild Jerusalem. He also gave them money & gold & material. The question is why is a foreign king doing that? Isaiah 44:28 Cyrus was shown the prophecy written 200 years before that named him & that he would conquer Babylon & he believed God. The Jewish historian Josephus records this. This all reminds us that God is in control. Men have free will, God permits things, but He will ensure His divine purpose. That helps us at this time, to know God is God.After Babylon, God’s people needed to return to the place of blessing, we need to return to God.
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