EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 12 MIN
164 | Nehemiah's prayer and commission (Nehemiah 1-2)
from Holy Lit: The Bible · host Allen
It's 445 BCE. The Persian Empire controls everything from India to Egypt. King Artaxerxes I is on the throne. About ninety years earlier, the first Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem. The Persians had a different approach than the Babylonians—they let conquered peoples go home and rebuild. This wasn't generosity. It was strategy. Loyal subjects managing their own territories meant a more stable empire.Source:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rGW2cvDOAnvaWfMWxDOgCQxYsOs-L-Wh/view?usp=sharing
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It's 445 BCE. The Persian Empire controls everything from India to Egypt. King Artaxerxes I is on the throne. About ninety years earlier, the first Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to Jerusalem. The Persians had a different approach than the Babylonians—they let conquered peoples go home and rebuild. This wasn't generosity. It was strategy. Loyal subjects managing their own territories meant a more stable empire.Source:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rGW2cvDOAnvaWfMWxDOgCQxYsOs-L-Wh/view?usp=sharing
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