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 he may initiate a search of the records of his predecessors and discover in those records that this city is rebellious and injurious to both kings and provinces, producing internal revolts from long ago. It is for this very reason that this city was destroyed.
Ezra 6:1
So Darius the king issued orders, and they searched in the archives of the treasury which were deposited there in Babylon.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.
A decree
Ezra 6:3
In the first year of his reign, King Cyrus gave orders concerning the temple of God in Jerusalem: 'Let the temple be rebuilt as a place where sacrifices are offered. Let its foundations be set in place. Its height is to be ninety feet and its width ninety feet,