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JAMB Christian Religious Studies 1981 Question 21

Question 21

Concern for Judah

....was the instrument used by God to destroy Babylon and in setting the children of Israel free from the Babylonian exile.

  1. A.Cyrus the Persian
  2. B.Moses
  3. C.Prophet Jeremiah
  4. D.Nebuchadnezzar
  5. E.Gedaliah
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Answer: A (Cyrus the Persian)

Explanation

Cyrus of Persia conquered Babylon and let the exiles go home; Isaiah calls him the LORD's anointed (Isaiah 45:1; Ezra 1:1–4).