Some of the Prophecies Fulfilled by
the Return of Israel from Exile

Scripture Reference Prophecy when made date fulfilled Significance
Isaiah 44:28 Cyrus would be used by God to guarantee the return of a remnant.
Jerusalem & the Temple would be rebuilt
688BC 539BC God named Cyrus, "shepherd," even before he was born.
God knows everything.
God controls history!
Cyrus, king of Persia 559-530BC
Jeremiah 25:12 Babylon would be punished for destroying Jerusalem and exiling God's people 605BC 539BC Babylon was conquered by Cyrus of Persia. God may seem to allow evil to go unpunished but consequences for sin are inevitable
Jeremiah 29:10 Judah would spend 70 years in exile, after which God would bring His people back to their land. 594BC 538BC Cyrus allows the return of the Jews to their homeland.  The 70 years of captivity can span the years from the first deportation to the first return (70 yrs) or from the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 586BC to the building of the Second Temple in 516BC= 70 yrs.
Daniel 5:17-30 God had judged Babylon and her empire would be given to the Medes and Persians who would be the next world power 539BC 539BC Belshazzar was killed that night in a surprise Persian invasion.  God's judgment is inevitable; until that time He allows us the freedom to repent and to seek His forgiveness.

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