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| Cyrus Cylinder (ca. 539–530 BC) |
One of the classic OT prophecies is Isaiah 44:28–45:4 (740–698 BC) and was delivered about 200 years before King Cyrus was born (600 BC or 576 BC).1. Isaiah predicts that Cyrus would allow the Jews to return to their country (539 BC) and mentions him by name. The order given by Cyrus (Ezra 1:1–4) is also recorded on the famous Cyrus Cylinder. It is presently housed in the British Museum.2.
Footnotes
- 1. Elias J. Bickerman, “The Edict of Cyrus in Ezra 1,” Journal of Biblical Literature 65, no. 3 (1946): 249–75; M. A. Dandamaev, A Political History of the Achaemenid Empire, trans. W. J. Vogelsang (Leiden: Brill Academic, 1997), 373; Pierre Briant, From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire (Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2006),
- 2. T. C. Mitchell, The Bible In The British Museum: Interpreting The Evidence (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist, 2004), 83; Peter Masters, Heritage of Evidence: In the British Museum (London: Wakeman Trust, 2004), 93–94.
David E. Graves, Key Themes of the Old Testament: A Survey of Major Theological Themes (Moncton, N.B.: Graves, 2013), 91.
No other gods ever worshipped by mankind have prophesied. Only Jehovah God, (Yahweh) The God of The Bible, has prophesied of future events. We're seeing fulfillment of Daniel's prophecy's today that was written some 3,000 years ago. Archaeology adds strength to the authenticity of God's Word. The Bible writers wrote under inspiration of things not yet having taken place. It is a true and accurate account of history and of prophecy. How can so many people still not believe in a Creator?
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