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Did Jeremiah Ezekiel or Daniel live to see King Cyrus or the Second Temple?
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Of the three prophets you inquire of, only Daniel (circa 622-530 BC) was alive at the beginning of the Reign of Darius the Mede, whose 1st year was 539 BC, the year in which he was appointed by Cyrus as administrator of Babylon. Daniel knew of Jeremiah's writings as they were contemporaries with Jeremiah about 25 years older. And it was in Jeremiah 25:11 that he noted the 70 years of captivity under Cyrus nearing completion. Now Daniel, realizing the captivity of the people was about to end, began to pray. The whole account of this prayer is found in Daniel 9.
As the Babylonian exile occurred over a period of time as did most ancient conquering campaigns - this from 605-586 BC - in three waves of which the temple was ransacked and Daniel taken captive in 605 BC, this 70 years prophecy came true beginning in 536 BC with the building of an altar and a few months later, the laying of the foundation of the 2nd Temple (see Ezra 3:1-4; 5).
Daniel the Prophet is mentioned in Ezekiel and Matthew/Mark as a very real person. Daniel received the answer to his supplications also in Daniel 9 from the Angel Gabriel - known as the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks - which is 'dual' meaning it was for that near time period when Daniel prayed and will be in the latter days as well.
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∙ 9y agoJeremiah died around 586 BCE in Egypt and would not have seen King Cyrus or the Second Temple.
We do not know when Ezekiel died, but his writings seem to cease around 570 BCE, so he would have died long before King Cyrus defeated the Babylonians in 539 BCE.
The Book of Daniel is full of historical errors and even attributes the achievements of King Cyrus the Great to a later successor, Darius I. Biblical scholars say that it is actually a second-century-BCE Jewish novel and that Daniel was a fictitious character. This Daniel is not attested outside the Book of Daniel, so it is reasonable to say that he did not actually exist to see Cyrus or the Second Temple.
Thus, Jeremiah and Ezekiel lived too early to have seen King Cyrus, while Daniel was not a real person.
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Which two prophets prophesied the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple?
Ezekiel and Jeremiah, among others.See also: more about the Destruction
What is the third Jewish temple?
It is the Temple described in Ezekiel ch.40-43.
Who was the prophet that saw the glory of God depart from the temple?
Ezekiel. See Ezekiel chapter 10.
What did god show Ezekiel that the people were doing in the temple?
The people's abominations are listed in Ezekiel 8 for your reading pleasure.
Who is the scribe who assisted Jeremiah when he was banned from entering the Temple?
The one scribe who was a disciple of Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) and whose name we know, was Barukh ben Neriah. He was active in the 70-year period between the First and Second Temples and was the teacher of Ezra.
Who was the prophet at the time of the destruction of the first holy temple?
It was the prophet Jeremiah.
Who is Daniel and what is he famous for?
Daniel was a Jewish prophet who lived in Babylonia during the exile between the First and Second Temple. He is probably most famous for being saved by God from the hungry lions.
How many times did ezekiel visit the temple?
Hundreds, at least. He was a pious Israelite and a kohen.
Did the Romans destroyed the Second Temple in 321 CE?
No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.No, the Romans destroyed the second temple in 70 AD.
What kind of prophet was Jeremiah considered?
Jeremiah is always refered to as a weeping prophet. As he constantly warned the people that God would punish them, and the temple would be in ruins.
What does Jeremiah chapter 29 verse 11 mean?
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord; thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." In this verse (see its context), God is telling the Jews through Jeremiah that their exile in Babyloniah will not be a harsh one; and their hope (of redemption) will be realized (as the Second Temple was built a few decades after this prophecy).
Name the books of the prophecy?
There are 17 prophetic books in the Bible. In the Old Testament there are the books; Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Omicah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. In the New Testament there is just one book, Revelation. further, all the previous is correct in the Christian Bible, that has the New and Old Testament. What is interesting, is that the Jewish Bible, which has all the same books in it as the Christian Old Testament is divided up differently in a few different ways. Example would be 1 and 2 Kings is combined into one book, as is Chronicles, but pertaining to this question is the fact that they consider other books in addition to the previous Old Testament books listed to be Prophetic Books. They divide up their prophetic books between the earlier and the latter prophets, the earlier being historical books, which we don't consider to be prophetic: Joshua Judges, Samuel, and Kings. The latter prophets being all the tradition 17 prophetic books with one deletion. Daniel is not considered a prophetic book, the Jewish Bible, but is placed with a last group of writings, the "rest of the writings" which are Chronicles, Ezra-Nehemiah (combined), and Daniel. Which at first glance, these seem like odd groupings. But without going into detail, it is interesting, and has many doctrinal implications that have very much to do with Christianity with the Jewish ordering, and dividing of the books.
