[[Ezr-01]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Chron-36]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Ezr-02]] --- ### Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh's word by Jeremiah's mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Cyrus the Great issues a decree ending the Babylonian captivity and allowing the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem, fulfilling Jeremiah's prophecy of the end of the exile. *Historical context*: [[Jer-25#v11|Jeremiah 25:11]]-12 and 29:10 foretold that the people of Judah would serve the king of Babylon for seventy years, after which God would bring them back to their land. Historically, the first deportation occurred around 605 BC, and Cyrus issued his decree in 538 BC, approximately 67–70 years later. The Cyrus Cylinder, an archaeological artifact, corroborates Cyrus's policy of allowing displaced people to return to their homelands and restore their religious sites. *Related to*: [[Jer-25#v11|Jeremiah 25:11]]-12, [[Jer-29#v10|Jeremiah 29:10]] ### Cyrus king of Persia says, 'Yahweh, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he has commanded me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.' *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The rise of Cyrus and his specific decree to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem fulfills a detailed prophecy that named him and his mission over a century before his birth. *Historical context*: [[Isa-44#v28|Isaiah 44:28]] and 45:1–13, written roughly 150 years before the event, explicitly named 'Cyrus' as God's 'shepherd' and 'anointed' who would rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple's foundation. Historical records confirm Cyrus captured Babylon in 539 BC and immediately initiated a policy of religious restoration, a fact attested by the cuneiform text on the Cyrus Cylinder. *Related to*: [[Isa-44#v28|Isaiah 44:28]], [[Isa-45#v1|Isaiah 45:1]]-13 ### Also Cyrus the king brought out the vessels of Yahweh's house, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusalem, and had put in the house of his gods... Sheshbazzar brought all these up when the captives were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The restoration of the sacred Temple vessels to Jerusalem, which had been looted by the Babylonians. *Historical context*: [[Jer-27#v21|Jeremiah 27:21]]–22 specifically prophesied that the vessels remaining in the house of the LORD and in the palace would be carried to Babylon and remain there until the day God 'visited' them and brought them back. [[Ezr-01#v7|Ezra 1:7]]–11 documents the meticulous inventory and return of 5,400 gold and silver vessels to Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah, following the Persian conquest of Babylon. *Related to*: [[Jer-27#v21|Jeremiah 27:21]]-22 --- #ai_prophecy