Lesson 27: The Persian Decree of Returning to His Own Country of Origin Flashcards
In the year 538 BCE
_______________ that everyone exiled in Babylon were permitted to go back to their places of origin and were declared free.
Cyrus of Persia
To the ______, King Cyrus added that they could also rebuild their Temple in Jerusalem and the walls that protected the city.
Jews
Both the Temple and the walls in Jerusalem were destroyed by the _______________.
Babylonians
In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord incites King _______________ to issue this decree throughout his kingdom, both by word of mouth and in writing,
Cyrus of Persia
He has also entrusted me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in __________.
Judah
I said of _________, “My shepherd, who performs everything that delights me! He shall say of Jerusalem, ‘Rebuild her!’ and of the temple, ‘Lay her foundations!””
Cyrus
Enslaved for almost half a century, the Jews born in Babylon and who grew up as __________ had gone home and thanked God with freedom their hands.
slaves
It had been almost _____________ when their great grandfathers had lads go on walked in chains toward Babylon.
fifty years
They marched with pain not only because of the _____________ on their necks, feet, or hands, but also because they walked as human beings without freedom, name, and dignity.
shackles
After fifty years, they marched toward _________.
home
Cyrus ____________ the Return
Decreed
Although the ____________ were saved by Cyrus, they knew for a fact that it was God who sent Cyrus to set them free.
Israelites
This truth is written and expressed in the _______________.
Book of Isaiah
From the ________ I shall bring back your children, and from the _______ I shall gather all of you. ‘
- east
- west
‘I will say to the _______, ‘Behold!’ and to the south, ‘Do not be restrained!’
north
Bring back my _______ from the distant lands, and my _________________ from the ends of the earth.
- sons
- daughters
“In order that you may be sent away from Babylon, I will lower all the bars, as the _______________ shall cry and lament. “
Chaldeans
He _________ shall rebuild my city and let my exiles go free without price or ransom.
[Cyrus]
He is the cause of their salvation, the one who willed for them to be freed.
God
_________, you are saved by the Lord, with eternal salvation!
Israel
You shall never be put to shame or humiliated forever
Israel
It is true that ________ was instrumental to God’s plan to free His people from the bondage of Babylonian slavery.
Cyrus
_________ made use of his great talents and great planning so that the Babylonians would be defeated, and thus would free the Israelites exiled in Babylon.
Cyrus
_______________________ can result in spiritual cleansing
Pain and suffering
The _______________ of the exiled Israelites was due to the cleansing of their pain and suffering.
redemption
The _____________ from such an ordeal brought forth repentance.
humiliation
In the __________________, one humbly accepts his/her faults.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
One painfully confesses his/her sins, he/she repents and offers penance. He/she must change his/her ways.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Thus, the pain of realizing one’s sins brings forth ____________.
cleansing
It prepares the person toward the confession of his/her sins and be ready to revive himself/herself as a new person through __________________________.
penance and reparation
Salvation involves _________________________.
love and forgiveness
It should be clear at this point that the ____________________ given to the Israelites was an expression of love on the part of God.
“punishment”
It was a gesture by God as a Father, as a parent, who imposes chastisements so that His children may learn more about life.
“punishment”
The acts of ___________________ go with one another.
love, forgiveness, and salvation
Thus, in saving His people from the bondage of __________________ captivity, He showed His love to them and blotted out the sins that have hindered the people to return to Him
Babylonian
For almost fifty years, the _______________ had a miserable life, but everything changed.
Israelites
They were freed.
Israelites
In the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we experience ____.
joy
There is this feeling of ____________ where the bondage of sin has been broken through God’s forgiveness.
freedom
God’s forgiveness gives us ________________.
happiness and
confidence
