2 ESDRAS: The Hidden Book of Prophecy With 1st Esdras - Book - Page 47
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a royal edict as well not only for protection but ordering Syria and Phoenicia to give to
the Temple project. It even includes a threat of penalty of death as does Zerubbabel’s
thus both eras are covered and could fit in 1st Esdras and neither would fit Esther.
It cannot be Esther in either sense as Artaxerxes was not seeking the scroll of his
father, he was seeking his own scroll from his recent reign even. The scroll would not
have been decreed by his father in any sense but by him. There would likely be no
mention of Darius’ son as 1st Esdras records that specific decree to continue Temple
construction which does not have such language.
Even worse for Esther is that the timing of her story also begins with her being made
queen later in this same 7th year in which Ezra already returned and with many Lost
Tribes in the final mass migration. Why did Esther not return as well? Why did she
along with Mordecai even remain in Persia? In fact, Artaxerxes well knew who the Jews
(Yahudim) were, had a good relationship with them and loved Ezra in fact. He signed a
decree allowing ALL of Yahudea to return before Esther was taken into his palace in
her story. However, we are supposed to believe that King forget what a Hebrew was
5 years later and decided to play along with a mafia racket for money when he gave
to the Temple and supported Yahudea with protection including a decree for them to
restore the same law of their people that supposedly Haman now convinced him to
hate. Nonsense.
The timeline is clear Cyrus decrees the Second Temple to be built. The Southern
Kingdom begins to return at that time in part and they begin construction on the
Second Temple. Then, the Samaritans, the true enemy of Israel who will attack
them in 165 B.C. defiling the Temple, successfully petition against the rebuilding and
the project is placed on hold under Cambyses (Ahasuerus) who is misunderstood as
Artaxerxes, grandson of Darius I by many. He cannot be as the Temple is completed
under Darius so it’s construction cannot be halted under his grandson two generations
after it was already built. Thus, no one needs a scholar to waive their wand here for
that era, Artaxerxes in this story when Temple construction was halted, is Cambyses
by his Chaldean name period both in Ezra and in 1st Esdras. He has to be. The real
Artaxerxes, grandson of Darius I does not appear until later in Ezra’s final return. That
King is actually the same one from the story of Esther but Esther has a major challenge.
We know it is firmly the same King Artaxerxes as Ezra (Esdras) as his palace was in
Shushan/Susan which was not moved until the days of Darius I thus this cannot be the
son of Cyrus who bore similar Chaldean name (Est. 1:2). He was earlier.
We are to believe this same Artaxerxes who loved Ezra who served him as a Priest in
Persia much like Daniel, had a very poor memory. He decrees for Ezra’s protection and
return to Yerusalem with thousands of Lost Tribes from the Southern Kingdom. He
even previously clarified to Ezra ALL who wished to return there had his permission
to do so. Ezra’s migration in return with Lost Tribes begins in Artaxerxes’ 7th year of
reign in the 1st month and they arrive in the 5th month.
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