Persian Empire, end of the exile · Cyrus’s 1st year, c. 538 BC
Cyrus Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Cyrus. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. What does the LORD say of Cyrus: “He is my …”?
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Answer: shepherd. “That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure.” The LORD also calls him “his anointed.” Isaiah 44:28
2. What did Cyrus say he was charged to build in Jerusalem?
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Answer: A house for the LORD. Cyrus proclaims that the LORD God of heaven “hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.” Ezra 1:2
3. What did Cyrus do with the vessels of the house of the LORD that Nebuchadnezzar had carried off?
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Answer: He had them returned to Jerusalem. Cyrus “brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD”; he had Mithredath bring them out and count them out to Sheshbazzar, prince of Judah. Ezra 1:7–8