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birth , and found every part accomplished , except what related to the deliverance of the Jews . Daniel urged that the days of the captivity were accomplished ; that the fruitful land of Judea lay uncultivated ; that the restoration of its former inhabitants would renew its consequence , and ba grateful attachment to their delivererwould strengthen
y , his dominions in that quarter . These arguments , enforced by the all-disposing will of God , induced Cyrus to issue a proclamation , saying , " The Lord God of Heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth , and he . hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem which is in Judea .
Who is there among you of all his people ? His God be with him , and let him go up to Jerusalem , which is in Judea , and build the house of the Lord God of Israel , ( he is the God ) which is in Jerusalem . And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth , let the men of his place help him with silver and with gold , and with goods and
with beasts , beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem . * " He appointed Zerubabel , the son of Salathiel Prince of Judah , Grand Master in Judea , and Joshua the High Priest , his deputy , and promised to provide them with every necessary material for the undertakingas well as animals for sacrifice . He also restored
, , for the service of the Temple , five thousand four hundred gold and silver vessels , which had been taken from the old Temple by Nebuchadnezzar . The Jews were liberated exactly seventy years after the
commencement of their captivity . The seventy years which Jeremiah had prophesied should be the continuance of this captivity , were now just expired . For it began just a year and two months before the death of Nabopolassar ; after that Nebuchadnezzar reigned forty-three years , Evilmerodach two years , Nerig iissar four years , Belshazzar
seventeen years , and Darius the Median two years , which , being all put together , make just sixty-nine years and two months ; and if you add hereto ten months more to complete the said seventy years , it will carry down the end of them exactly into the same month in the first year of Cyrus , in / hich it begansave one of Nabopolassar ; that is in the
, ninth month of the Jewish year , which is November of ours ; for in that month Nebuchadnezzar first took Jerusalem , and carried great numbers of the people into captivity . And that their release happened in the same month is clear
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birth , and found every part accomplished , except what related to the deliverance of the Jews . Daniel urged that the days of the captivity were accomplished ; that the fruitful land of Judea lay uncultivated ; that the restoration of its former inhabitants would renew its consequence , and ba grateful attachment to their delivererwould strengthen
y , his dominions in that quarter . These arguments , enforced by the all-disposing will of God , induced Cyrus to issue a proclamation , saying , " The Lord God of Heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth , and he . hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem which is in Judea .
Who is there among you of all his people ? His God be with him , and let him go up to Jerusalem , which is in Judea , and build the house of the Lord God of Israel , ( he is the God ) which is in Jerusalem . And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth , let the men of his place help him with silver and with gold , and with goods and
with beasts , beside the freewill offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem . * " He appointed Zerubabel , the son of Salathiel Prince of Judah , Grand Master in Judea , and Joshua the High Priest , his deputy , and promised to provide them with every necessary material for the undertakingas well as animals for sacrifice . He also restored
, , for the service of the Temple , five thousand four hundred gold and silver vessels , which had been taken from the old Temple by Nebuchadnezzar . The Jews were liberated exactly seventy years after the
commencement of their captivity . The seventy years which Jeremiah had prophesied should be the continuance of this captivity , were now just expired . For it began just a year and two months before the death of Nabopolassar ; after that Nebuchadnezzar reigned forty-three years , Evilmerodach two years , Nerig iissar four years , Belshazzar
seventeen years , and Darius the Median two years , which , being all put together , make just sixty-nine years and two months ; and if you add hereto ten months more to complete the said seventy years , it will carry down the end of them exactly into the same month in the first year of Cyrus , in / hich it begansave one of Nabopolassar ; that is in the
, ninth month of the Jewish year , which is November of ours ; for in that month Nebuchadnezzar first took Jerusalem , and carried great numbers of the people into captivity . And that their release happened in the same month is clear