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Nov 2, 2026
Muhammed AliHOST
And just generally, randomly, one time ask them about Alexander the Great or Socrates or Cyrus, you will see they accept him without any doubt.
Muhammed AliHOST
For example, Cyrus, what do we have of this person, Cyrus? We have something called the Cyrus Cylinder, which is a clay barrel that was discovered in the ruins of Babylon, recording history about him, the empire.
Muhammed AliHOST
Allegedly, it's written by the scribes, but we do not know who wrote this.
Muhammed AliHOST
We have no proof for who wrote this.
Anthony BartlettGUEST
which is very important, kind of essential if we're working our way towards the gospel.
Anthony BartlettGUEST
So Cyrus' historical action of allowing captive peoples to return, and we know this from the Cyrus Cylinder, which was found at the end of the 19th century, I think, or the beginning, I think the end of the 19th century.
Anthony BartlettGUEST
It's a cuneiform marked Clay II, or kind of rod, quite thick, and it's got all this history written on it.
Anthony BartlettGUEST
And it tells us of Cyrus returning people to their homelands.
John NelsonHOST
But there is a sort of surprising figure in Isaiah, who is the Persian king Cyrus, who is, I think, the figure to be called Mashiach, so to be called the Messiah.
John NelsonHOST
And I love going to the British Museum and seeing the Cyrus cylinder.
John NelsonHOST
And, you know, there Cyrus is saying, you know, I'm the best.
John NelsonHOST
I'm the king of kings.
Cameron HowardHOST
That sculpture, that statue in front of the United Nations was a gift from the Soviet Union, which is kind of ironic given the war now that Russia has invaded Ukraine.
Kathryn SchifferdeckerHOST
The United Nations also has a replica of the Cyrus cylinder on display there as a representative of religious freedom.
Kathryn SchifferdeckerHOST
Total Old Testament nerd.
Kathryn SchifferdeckerHOST
You're going to have
Rolf JacobsonHOST
to go read about the Cyrus cylinder.
Rolf JacobsonHOST
We might get there another podcast.
Rolf JacobsonHOST
Yeah.
speaker_3NARRATOR
Question number 15.
speaker_3NARRATOR
The Cyrus Cylinder and the gates of the Fortress of Galawat can be found in which museum? British Museum.
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Question number 16.
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The area of Stoke Newington is in which London borough? Hackney.
Mark FinleyHOST
The great river Euphrates ran through the center of Babylon.
Mark FinleyHOST
And do you remember back in the Old Testament how Babylon fell? We know that both from the book of Isaiah and also from discoveries in archaeology, particularly the Cyrus Cylinder, which is an archaeological discovery that records just how Cyrus overthrew Babylon.
Mark FinleyHOST
Cyrus came from the east.
Mark FinleyHOST
He was the king of the east.
Mark FinleyHOST
The great river Euphrates ran through the center of Babylon.
Mark FinleyHOST
And do you remember back in the Old Testament how Babylon fell? We know that both from the book of Isaiah and also from discoveries in archaeology, particularly the Cyrus Cylinder, which is an archaeological discovery that records just how Cyrus overthrew Babylon.
Mark FinleyHOST
Cyrus came from the east.
Mark FinleyHOST
He was the king of the east.
Rena JonesHOST
It belongs to one of the world's oldest civilization regions with deep cultural continuity, reaching back to the Archimedean era.
Rena JonesHOST
It gave the world the Cyrus Cylinder, widely regarded as the first charter of human rights, alongside advances in mathematics, astronomy, architecture, poetry, and philosophy.
Rena JonesHOST
Persian culture produced thinkers like Rumi, whose work continues to shape the global language of love, spirituality, and transcendence.
Rena JonesHOST
For centuries, Iran was a crossroads of cultures, languages, and ideas known for its intellectual life, artistic innovation, and relative pluralism.
EnochNARRATOR
It proves that parts of the Bible do indeed have archaeological roots.
EnochNARRATOR
And the most striking thought remains, what if this stele is only the beginning? If we have records of David, how many other kings, prophets, and events described in Scripture are still hidden, waiting to be revealed? Discovery number four, the Cyrus Cylinder, the freedom of the Jews.
EnochNARRATOR
In 1879, archaeologists uncovered in ancient Babylon an artifact that would come to be regarded as one of the most important historical pieces of humanity, the Cyrus Cylinder.
EnochNARRATOR
Made of clay and inscribed in cuneiform, this cylinder dates back to 539 BC and is now displayed at the British Museum in London.
EnochNARRATOR
On it, the Persian king Cyrus the Great declares his policy of releasing exiled peoples and allowing them to return to their homelands to rebuild their temples.
EnochNARRATOR
An extraordinary decree of freedom, especially for that time.
EnochNARRATOR
Here's the fascinating part.
EnochNARRATOR
This decree matches exactly with the biblical account found in the book of Ezra, chapter 1, where Cyrus allows the Jews to return to Jerusalem after decades of exile in Babylon.
EnochNARRATOR
7.
EnochNARRATOR
The Cyrus Cylinder.
EnochNARRATOR
The policy that sent them home.
EnochNARRATOR
Assyria fell, Babylon rose, and took Judah and burned the temple, and carried the people east.
EnochNARRATOR
In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom.
EnochNARRATOR
The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.
EnochNARRATOR
whoever is among you of all his people may his God be with him and let him go up Ezra 1 1 to 3 now I want to be scrupulously honest with you because a great deal of Christian content on this subject is not the Cyrus cylinder does not mention Judah it does not mention Jerusalem It does not mention the Jews.
EnochNARRATOR
Anyone who tells you this object is the decree of Ezra chapter 1 is either mistaken or lying to you.
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