Daily Scripture
Neh. 8:10
Neh 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Neh 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Snippets
Cyrus was a Persian king instrumental in returning Hebrew captives to their homeland. They had been Babylonian captives for at least 70 years. When the Babylonians fell to the Persians, the Hebrew captives' fate became the responsibility of Cyrus, and God used him to orchestrate their safe return to Jerusalem. Cyrus the Great was a gentile, but God referred to him as his shepherd and his anointed.