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King Herod

Running Head: Ezra and Herod the Great

Donna Ray

Grand Canyon University

BIB 123

January 14, 2009

Ezra, an Israelite loyal to God of the Hebrews, lived in captivity in Persia under the rule
of Cyrus, who was the King of Persia years before Herod the Great. Ezra was a man that was faithful to the rules and instructions of the Gods. He shared not only his allegiance to God with his surrounding countrymen, he also preached to them about their disobedience to God and their consequences that they would face for not abiding by Gods rule. The first ruler to start rebuilding the Temple in Jerusalem was Cyrus. (LAB 1991) The rebuilding was started however, it was not completed because of the oppositions of the local inhabitants and the temple stood incomplete until Darius was named King of Persia. After approximately fifty eight years, Darius for volunteers that would be willing to go back to Jerusalem and complete the task of building the Temple. Appointed as one of the......


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