2 Crônicas 36

2 Crônicas 36

Morgan - -2 Chr 36.21 Jeremiah conducted a prophetic ministry in Judah for forty years, and—so far as producing any result in the directing of the people back to God—without success. Through stress and strain, and as against the keenest hatred and hostility, he continued to declare the word of Jehovah to a rebellious and stiff-necked people. As we said in speaking of King Josiah, in whose reign Jeremiah began his work, such service is the most heroic. In these words the chronicler reminds us that he was vindicated in the march of events. All the things he had foretold, the foretelling of which had stirred the anger of the people, were literally fulfilled. The writings of this great prophet, preserved for us, show that he had no joy in the sorrows that befell his people through their sins, but rather the acutest suffering. Nevertheless he must have had great satisfaction at last in the fact that he had been true to the word of Jehovah delivered to him. The word of Jehovah is always fulfilled, by whosesoever mouth it is proclaimed. Happy indeed, in all the deepest senses of that word, is that man who never fails nor falters in the delivery of that word. It is not so much the selfish joy of seeing things turn out as he predicted; but rather the high joy of realizing that he has been honoured in being the messenger appointed to deliver the Word which cannot fail. 2 Chronicles 36:22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia–in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah–the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, This verse and the next have a double aspect. They look back to the prophecy of Jeremiah, and show how that was accomplished; and they look forward to the history of Ezra, which begins with a repetition of these two last verses. in the first: Ezr 1:1-3 Cyrus: Isa 44:28 Da 10:1 that the word: 2Ch 36:21 Jer 25:12,14 Jer 29:10 32:42-44 33:10-14 Heb 10:23 the Lord stirred: 2Ch 21:16 1Sa 26:19 1Ki 11:14,23 1Ch 5:26 Ezr 1:5 Isa 13:3-5,17,18 44:28 45:1-5 Hag 1:14 a proclamation: 2Ch 24:9 30:5 Related Passages: Ezra 1:1-3 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying: 2 “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 ‘Whoever there is among you of all His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. Jeremiah 25:8-13 “Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words, 9 behold, I will send and take all the families of the north,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and will bring them against this land and against its inhabitants and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them and make them a horror and a hissing, and an everlasting desolation. 10 ‘Moreover, I will take from them the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp. 11 ‘This whole land will be a desolation and a horror, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12‘Then it will be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,’ declares the LORD, ‘for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation. 13 I will bring upon that land all My words which I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. Jeremiah 29:10 “For thus says the LORD, ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. Daniel 9:2-3 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years. 3 So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes. Zechariah 1:12-17 Then the angel of the LORD said, “O LORD of hosts, how long will You have no compassion for Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been indignant these seventy years?” 13 The LORD answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words. 14 So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “Proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and Zion. 15 “But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster.” 16 ‘Therefore thus says the LORD, “I will return to Jerusalem with compassion; My house will be built in it,” declares the LORD of hosts, “and a measuring line will be stretched over Jerusalem.”’ 17 “Again, proclaim, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and the LORD will again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.”’ Persian Empire in 540 BC AFTER 70 YEARS OF BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia - This refers to the rise of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Empire, who conquered Babylon around 539 BC. His “first year” as ruler over Babylon (538 BC) begins a new era. God is now moving history toward restoration, demonstrating that He is sovereign over nations, kings, presidents, etc for "It is He who changes the times and the epochs; He removes kings and establishes kings; He gives wisdom to wise men And knowledge to men of understanding." (Daniel 2:21+) History is HIS-story! In order to (term of purpose) - This expressed the purpose of God behind the scenes, controlling the scenes He is behind. fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah - The purpose is to fulfill the prophecy of Jer 29:10 "For thus says the LORD, ‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place." The exile was not random history but was divinely timed and was exactly on schedule! The LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia - Stirred up indicates God moved internally, influencing Cyrus’ will and decision. Cyrus was a pagan king, yet God directed his heart as described in Pr 21:1 "The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He wishes." In Isaiah 45:1 we read "Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut." God is sovereign not only over Israel, but over Gentile rulers and can use even unbelievers to accomplish His purposes. So that (term of purpose) describes the purpose for Yahweh stirring up Cyrus. He sent a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying - This describes Cyrus issuing an official decree across his empire. Why both spoken and written? The proclamation was publicly announced to all people and a written decree marked it as legally binding and preserved. This was in keeping with Persian administrative practice (cf. Esther 1:19). The return of the Jews is not secret but is official, authorized, and irreversible. What God promised privately through prophets is now declared publicly to the world. Henry