Important concepts

• God gave an oath to his people

• God’s people will return from Persia to Israel

• God anoints Cyrus to get his people back safely.

• The anointing of Cyrus is provided in the present and past tense.

• The word of God came to Jeremiah during the days of Josiah, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah. Zedekiah was installed by Nebuchanezzar.