2 CHRONICLES 36:22 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,”
The account of Cyrus king of Persia's conquest and his issuing of a proclamation that the Lord stirred his heart to allow the Jews to return indicates the dramatic reversal following exile and the beginning of restoration. The specification that God stirred Cyrus's heart suggests divine providence working through the Persians' political decisions, indicating that judgment's end came through God's orchestration. The proclamation's permission for return and temple rebuilding represents the fulfillment of prophetic promise and the beginning of restoration. This verse marks the transition from judgment's severity to mercy's emergence.
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