Rev.C.J McKnight
- May 26, 2008.
In the days of Ahasuerus, the venerable king, the great. Esther 1:1 A title given to a Persian ruler who could have been Xerxes I or II. Historians are divided as to the exact identity of this man. Daniel is linked to Darius, the son of Ahasuerus. Dan. 9:1 The prophets Ezra, Haggai and Zechariah were active in the days in the days of Cyrus, Darius and Artaxerxes the kings of Persia. Ezra 6:14 Nehemiah was also one who stood before a king called Artaxerxes. Neh. 2:1 Darius, at the age of sixty two was used to fulfill the prophetic utterances and revelations pertaining to the fall of Babylon.