In Part 1 of a series about a young Jewish girl, Hadassah, who would grow up to be queen in a foreign land, we discuss the conquest of Judah by Babylon, and the subsequent overthrow of Babylon by Cyrus the Great. After the fall of Babylon, Cyrus established the Achaemenid Empire, which became one of the most significant and influential empires in ancient history.
This episode features a speech by Cyrus in which he encourages religious tolerance and lays the foundation for the return of exiled Jews to their homeland.
In Jesus’ farewell message to his disciples before the Ascension, He says this in Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy...
Jesus said it loud and clear in the Sermon on the Mount and on several other occasions: all God’s rules for human living are...
As Paul begins this letter, in the first few verses he introduces himself, explains the world-wide scope of the Christian movement, and then tells...
