Lesson 1 · January 5, 1907
Going Out of Babylon
Questions
- 1.What kingdom was ruling at the beginning of Ezra's record? Name the king. .
- 2.What did the Lord influence the king to do? . Note 1.
- 3.Of what prophecy was this the fulfilment? . Note 2.
- 4.How extensively was the proclamation proclaimed? .
- 5.From whom did Cyrus say he received his kingdom? .
- 6.What reason did Cyrus give for having the temple built? .
- 7.What class of people were called to go up to Jerusalem? . Note 3.
- 8.What help was to be rendered the poor? .
- 9.Who responded to the call? .
- 10.How and with what spirit did their neighbors assist them? .
- 11.What did Cyrus give them? .
- 12.Who had taken these vessels from Jerusalem? .
- 13.Where had they kept them? . Note 4.
- 14.How many vessels were there? .
- 15.After what model had these vessels been made? ; .
- 16.Who was placed in charge of them? .
- 17.Had they been disturbed during the seventy years' captivity? .
- 18.How did God show His displeasure because of the insult offered to the sacred vessels? . Note 5.
Notes
1. Cyrus evidently believed in the god of good and evil much as the Parsees of India do to-day, and that the God of the Hebrews was a powerful God, and to secure His favor would greatly increase his power.
2. Daniel was a prominent man in the Persian court, and no doubt had instructed Cyrus in regard to the prophecy of Jeremiah, as we find Daniel earnestly studying these prophecies three years before Cyrus issued his decree. .
3. The call was to all God's people, and if all had heeded the call, the work would have gone forward rapidly.
4. Nebuchadnezzar respected sacred things and placed these holy vessels in the best place he had, viz., in the treasure-house of his god.
5. While they were drinking wine from those sacred vessels, a hand appeared writing upon the wall. Consternation and confusion followed, and while they were in this condition the army of Cyrus entered the city and slew the king and the princes. ; . The sacred vessels must have been scattered throughout the banquet hall. Who was there with power to gather them? The last kingly act of Belshazzar was to publicly proclaim Daniel the third ruler in the kingdom. . This gave Daniel power to command the servants to search carefully for all the sacred vessels and restore them to a place of safety.
Bible texts in this lesson
Ezra 1:1 · Jeremiah 29:10 · Ezra 1:2 · Ezra 1:3 · Ezra 1:4 · Ezra 1:5 · Ezra 1:6 · Ezra 1:7 · 2 Chronicles 36:7 · 2 Chronicles 36:18 · Daniel 1:1 · Daniel 1:2 · Ezra 1:9 · Ezra 1:10 · Exodus 25:40 · 1 Chronicles 28:11-13 · 1 Chronicles 28:19 · Ezra 1:11 · Daniel 5:1 · Daniel 5:2 · Daniel 5:5 · Daniel 5:26-28 · Daniel 9:1 · Daniel 9:2 · Daniel 5:30 · Daniel 5:31 · Jeremiah 51:57 · Daniel 5:29
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