Warren Carroll's Downfall

In the mid-first millennium BCE, numerous groups arose, each with a different set of perspectives, worldviews, and attitudes: the Israelites, the Phoenicians, Neo-Assyrians, Persians and Greeks, and so on. For the Jews, they were held captive in Babylon, later returned to Jerusalem by Cyrus, the King of the Persians. Therefore, according to the first article, Cyrus was welcome within their society. These people were extremely religious, especially in regards to Marduk, and they all felt the need to help build their temple in Jerusalem. Everyone wanted to help for their beliefs and God, and gave gifts, money, and resources. “Even the Greeks, who later defeated the Persians, saw Cyrus as a model ruler” (textbook 132). Even more so, according to the Persian Customs article, most of the clans were made by Cyrus, and the rest, nomad tribes, heavily depended on Cyrus’ tribes.

After the Assyrian Empire fell to the Chaldeans, later, the Chaldeans then surrendered to the Persian Empire. The Persians were a nomadic people that obtained the Indo-European tongue. Cyrus the Great was a Persian ruler that created the Persian state even more powerful with the introduction of satrapies, provinces when they continued to expand their nation. Je was a ruler with great wisdom and restraint that Babylonians experienced when Cyrus took them over. Cyrus, a merciful leader, allowed the Jews to return to their home city, Jerusalem, with all their sacred objects and could rebuild their Temple. He was a respected king for he allowed the practices of Assyria, Babylonia, Egyptian, and Lydia to occur in his palace. Even after he died,

Cyrus' treatment of his people and the helping of others were what caused him to gain his power. He didn't think of himself as a conqueror, but as a liberator of people. He agreed to treating people of all religions and backgrounds equally, so long as they didn't rebel. Whenever he conquered a new nation, he allowed the people there to keep their religion and customs. His way of ruling was very different compared to the Assyrians and other previous rulers.

The Persians were well known for their respect for other cultures and religious practices. Cyrus, the Persian ruler had allowed the Jews to build the Second Temple in Jerusalem and worship as they pleased. The Persians believed that “individuals possess free will and can choose to sin or not sin” (Joshua Cole and Carol Symes 51). Additionally, as the Persians enforced a standardized currency and a system of weights and measures, it contributed for the trade and commerce growth. And with the accumulation of wealth, it improved the quality of life. Beyond that, when Croesus, king of the kingdom of Lydia decided to attack Persia in order to preserve his own realm from conquest, the Persians were able to counterattack and defeat Croesus’ forces. Yet, Cyrus kept Croesus as an advisor rather than a prisoner. A similar action from Cyrus was evident when he freed the Hebrews who had been held captive in Babylon since 586 B.C.E. These two actions were enough to conquer people’s trust and loyalty and maintain the Persians’ enormous

Once receiving the kingdom of Medes upon inheritance, Cyrus was able to accomplish numerous things that allowed him to become a historic tyrant. In 550 BC Cyrus took control of the Median Empire and allowed Astyages to live and married Amytis, Astyages’ daughter after he was victorious. Cyrus the Great had a great impact on the geopolitical landscape in the 5th century BCE by conquering the Lydian kingdom in 546 BC and the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 539 BC and capturing the foremost city of the ancient world at the time. By 554 BC Cyrus the Great had suppressed all his rivals and was accepted as the leader of Persia. Cyrus also let the Jews go back to Jerusalem, after being prisoners in Babylonia. No one had ever done what Cyrus did, freeing the Jews from enslavement in Babylon, and no one has ever done anything like this Cyrus since. Cyrus constructed the largest empire in the history of this time, and he grew an army of 10,000 elite troops called the Immortals who helped during the expansion of the Persian Empire. While creating the largest empire Cyrus constructed the Persians empire first capital,

Many people believe in God,for he would give them rod,save them in the disaster. However,God not always help people and with kindness. In my opinion ,on the one hand ,he want to protect his people sometimes ,and hates the Pharoah’s Destruction . On the other hand,,he would not help people unless they believe in him and obey him . He just took advantage of his rod to acquire respect and obedience . He even likes a Pharaoh who pretends to be kind just wants to meet his vanity . They spend many years of their journey from Egypt to Canaan ,there were hard things to bear in the wilderness even enemies also in the way . Though they met many difficulties ,they never give up and believed that God wold keep his promise that he will give them a part

There are scholars and historians who have the opinion that the Israelites were a mixture of several nomadic and semi-nomadic groups of people that lived in the Levant and more specifically Canaan. As a result of famines, droughts or economic situations the Israelites were part of or members of groups such as the Shasu, Hyksos, and the Habiru that moved around Mesopotamia, the Levant, Saudi Arabia, the Sinai Pennisula and

The king of Persia was able to generate a positive name for himself even from those who descended from conflicting countries. Cyrus the Great, the Persian king, conquered and expanded his empire in 550 B.C. as well as creating a name for himself during his rule. He became widely known as a noble hero to many, even outsiders, who eventually wrote documents such as the Book of Ezra and the Cyropaedia which depicted Cyrus as a powerful, wise, and thoughtful leader. The Athenians disagreed with Persia’s tyrannical government and the Jews were previously captured by other Mesopotamian empires which led to controversy. Although Cyrus’ ideas contradicted with views of foreign countries, Greek and Jewish sources portrayed him positively and emphasized

By considering both groups, The Ancient Hebrews and The Ancient Near Eastern both provided immensely significant contributions to religious outlooks throughout the western world. Even though both religious outlooks have different parallels between one another. By understanding ancient Near Eastern oral traditions explains a lot about the Hebrew Bible. Both groups dispensed a concrete example of religious texts. For whom not only show commonalities but also dissimilarities with the belief of western cultural worlds as a whole. The Hebrew were monotheistic, their religion believed in one God, Yahweh, whom they worshiped. According to the Hebrews, Yahweh was responsible for their lives and safety. The Hebrew’s were known

During the first year of his reign, “Cyrus, king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah,” was stirred by the Lord to build a temple in Jerusalem., The author also explans that Cyrus also “posed a fatal threat to the Neo-Babylonian Empire” and rose in power over Babylon after he captured Nabonidus, the Babylonian leader. According to Katherine Southwood, “one of the most prominent sources” that verifies this history is the Cyrus Cylinder, which “portrays the potential, under Persian imperial leadership, for exiled communities to return to their homeland.” This action on Cyrus’s part to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem is a major challenge that Ezra has in the later chapters.

Despite the fact that the Hebrews were enslaved for many years, they still managed to become a strong and successful civilization. The Hebrews advanced their own society and influenced current society by having an unique civilization setting an example for current society. One of the “fathers” of the Hebrews was said to have a covenant with God ,they were able to get out of slavery from the egyptians and move to a land with many resources , and everyone followed 10 commandments, which were believed to be sent from God.

The Old Covenant is a compilation of testimonies and instructions given to all of Israel. They had been instructed by God’s servants and had witnessed numerous divine miracles from God, yet they failed to live up to their end of the bargain. This overview will show us a pattern of human failings and God’s plan of redemption.

The story of the Hebrew people is pretty amazing they fail over and over again to fulfill god’s wishes but even though they fail got protects them and keeps his promise. The study of the Hebrew people in Old Testament clearly reveals that God has a special place for the people. One verse from Paul from the New Testament now that I have read and studied the old testament is more clear on describing the blessing of the Hebrew people by god and why they are so important , “Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises. Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen” (rom 9:4:5).

Due to persecution, the second generation of Christians became tempted to go back to their Jewish ways, the teachings of the Old Covenant. The book of Hebrews was written by an unknown author. It was written to Rome to remind the people that Jesus Christ, is Superior to every aspect of the Old Covenant. Therefore Christians must be faithful in the New Covenant. Throughout the book, however, the writer makes significant points in the argument with warnings to the readers. In the expression of these warnings, it appears to be evident that the warnings are to project the possibility of not securing an assured salvation.

Throughout each of the books in the Old Testament from Genesis to 2 Kings, God’s promise is traced. One of the main factors holding things together is the faith of the people God chose to