: Cyrus likely tailored his message to his audience. To the Babylonians, he was Marduk's champion; to the Jews, he was Yahweh's deliverer.
In the and the Book of Isaiah , the Hebrew god Yahweh is named the true power behind Cyrus.
The focuses on the repatriation of the Jewish people and the supremacy of Yahweh over all other gods, including Marduk.
: Ezra 1:1 states that Yahweh "stirred up the spirit of Cyrus" to issue a decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.
: Cyrus likely tailored his message to his audience. To the Babylonians, he was Marduk's champion; to the Jews, he was Yahweh's deliverer.
In the and the Book of Isaiah , the Hebrew god Yahweh is named the true power behind Cyrus.
The focuses on the repatriation of the Jewish people and the supremacy of Yahweh over all other gods, including Marduk.
: Ezra 1:1 states that Yahweh "stirred up the spirit of Cyrus" to issue a decree allowing the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.