Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Let there be
A decree
Bible References
Let there be
Ezra 4:15
so that a search may be made in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste.
Ezra 6:1
Then King Darius issued a decree, and search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon.
Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter,
But the glory ofkings is to search out a matter.
But the glory of
A decree
Ezra 6:3 In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued a decree: ‘Concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, let the temple, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be retained, its height being 60 cubits and its width 60 cubits;