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NASB | Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying: |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezra 1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the LORD stirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying: [Jer 29:10-14] |
Subject: Exiled Judeans and Israelites |
Bible Note: That difference between Israel and Judeans is the differences in how conqueoring armies handle occupied territory. Assyians always relocated people, spread them out through out their kingdom. Replaced them with people from other conqueored areas. This almost completely removed an resistance type movement. It is also where the people that later became known as Samarians came into being. Babylonian Empired tried to preserve the essence of the society they conqueored. This often required them to move a "select group" of people enmass. In Judeas case this included brillant young men (Daniel and the three hebrew children, some of priests, the Prophets of the time and also a representation of the crafts people, and leadership. The Grecian empire tried to assimulate their culture into the occupied territory. That is why even today in a remote part of India people speak Greek. They build libraries, taught language art and other aspects of Greece into their culture. Roman ruled with an iron fist much like Nazi Germany during WW2. The crushed rebellion, they tried to crush everthing they did not approve of. God used each of thes traits to the advanage of His people and to spread the knowledge and worship of God to around known world. |
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