Is Trump Like Cyrus of Persia?

Many of you already know that The Temple Institute has minted coins with the likeness of Cyrus and Trump on the face of the coin.  When Trump finally told the truth about Jerusalem and moved our embassy there, he became a hero to lots of Jews.  Now he has doubled down and told the truth about the Golan Heights.

The Jerusalem Post has this to say about Trump.

Following President Trump’s proclamation recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights on Monday, Prime Minister Netanyahu compared the American leader to Cyrus the Great. While Trump’s words and actions deserve our appreciation, comparisons to Cyrus are premature.

During the signing ceremony at the White House, Prime Minister Netanyahu established the historical significance of the Golan decision. “In the long sweep of Jewish history,” declared the Prime Minister, “there have been a handful of proclamations by non-Jewish leaders on behalf of our people and our land: Cyrus the Great, the great Persian king; Lord Balfour; President Harry S. Truman; and President Donald J. Trump.”

This was not the first comparison of a US president to the Persian king.

President Truman was the first when he actually compared himself to Cyrus. Introduced at a dinner by his friend Eddie Jacobson as the man who “helped create the State of Israel”, Truman cried, “what do you mean, helped create? I am Cyrus! I am Cyrus!”

Cyrus the Great (600-530 BCE) was the founder of the Persian Empire who expanded his kingdom into the largest empire the world had yet seen during his 30 year reign. From a historical perspective he is known for his many achievements, but the Bible remembers him fondly for a very specific reason.

Cyrus was the Persian king who defeated the Babylonians after their destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE. According to the Bible, one of his first acts was to reverse the damage caused by the Babylonians:

In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, when the word of Hashem spoken by Yirmiyahu was fulfilled, Hashem roused the spirit of King Cyrus of Persia to issue a proclamation throughout his realm by word of mouth and in writing as follows: “Thus said King Cyrus of Persia: God of Heaven has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and has charged me with building Him a house in Yerushalayim, which is in Yehuda. Anyone of you of all His people—may his God be with him, and let him go up to Yerushalayim that is in Yehuda and build the House of God of Yisrael, the God that is in Yerushalayim.” (Ezra 1:1-3, The Israel Bible)

https://m.jpost.com/Opinion/Trump-Isnt-Cyrus-Yet-584831

Amazing!  The eyes of the world are on Israel.  Just as the Bible said they would be in the very Last Days.

Trump is certainly a FAR FROM PERFECT man....but the Bible tells a long history of God using far from perfect men to accomplish His purposes.

Amen!