Ezr 1:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : Cyrus declared that the ORD , the God of heaven, had given him all the kingdoms of the earth and had commanded him to build a temple in Jerusalem. Though Cyrus was not raised knowing God, God used him as an instrument to fulfill His purposes (Ezra 1:2; Isaiah 44:28; 45:1-4 ).

‏ Ezra 1:2

v. 2: Cyrus declared that the ORD, the God of heaven, had given him all the kingdoms of the earth and had commanded him to build a temple in Jerusalem. Though Cyrus was not raised knowing God, God used him as an instrument to fulfill His purposes (Ezra 1:2; Isaiah 44:28; 45:1-4 ^a).