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.
Jeremiah and Jesus, like artists sculpting souls, unveiled complex spiritual truths through parables and symbolic actions. They transformed simple objects and situations into vessels...
Over time certain books, that were never part of the Hebrew canon, began to be quoted as authoritative by some early Christians. For a...
Today is Day 100 of our series 100 Days in the New Testament. And we end our series in Book 66 of God’s Word,...