The Contradiction
The Seams — Part 1 of 6 eFireTemple.com Two texts. One kingdom. Two irreconcilable claims. This is the seam that exposes the entire construction. Not through external evidence. Not through archaeological discovery. Not through comparative religion. Through the Bible's own words, contradicting each other about the most important foreign civilization in Jewish history.
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The Seams — Part 1 of 6 eFireTemple.com Two texts. One kingdom. Two irreconcilable claims. This is the seam that exposes the entire construction. Not through external evidence. Not through archaeological discovery. Not through comparative religion. Through the Bible's own words, contradicting each other about the most important foreign civilization in Jewish history. Text one: Isaiah 45 "Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed." Cyrus, King of Persia, is God's meshiach — his anointed. His messiah. The only non-Jew in the entire Hebrew Bible to receive this title. God has grasped his right hand. God has called him by name. God has given him victory over nations. God is working through Cyrus to accomplish divine purposes.
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