Fear and Trembling or Oppression of Boarders

 It's absolutely amazing how King Cyrus just let the people go to Judah to build their Temple to God. I guess the Babylonians had true fear and trembling of the Lord God of Israel. Especially after knowing what King Nebuchadnezzar had endured. I believe that Babylon found a fear and trembling of the God of Israel. The hard part to understand I guess is that ya know this had to put a hardship on Babylon after Israel left. This would have created a new hardship on the entire economy of the Babylonians. 50,000 + people leaving any area at once would create a tremendous void on any area even though it was over the entirety of the land it would still be hard, even in todays time let alone 2500 years ago. Our Lord our God is great and mighty in all He is. 

Now we find that the surrounding people not of Israel wanting to participate in the Rebuilding of the Altar and Temple. Israel leaders clearly said no that they were ordered by King Cyrus and God to do this task themselves and they will, alone. Then the people not of Israel try to make it hard for Israel to do  the job but without success. This happened until King Darius became King of Babylon. 

I think of how it is today closed borders and restricted boarders and all types of restrictions in most all the major countries around the world today. I believe the Lord would Absolutely be ashamed of who we have become as country, especially seeing as how our fore-fathers founded this country on freedom and from immigrants from all over the world under numerous oppressions and hindering governments. This country was founded on freedom and expression of God's love for all people from all walks of life. We have become the suppressing nation of the world who wants to tell others how to live now more than anything else. All about control just as Egypt was before its destruction, Babylon before it fell, and Rome before it fell and countless others throughout history, and not just biblical history, look into the governmental Histories as well. but it all relates to the oppression of people and we are approaching that now and especially oppressing God's kingdom and His people more than any other. 

Father Help us to see the faults in our way and come to the realization of what his happening in our country and the fellow major powers of the world. Help us to come to an understanding of what we need to do within your will to guide us away from our sinful ways. In the holy precious beautiful humble amazing name above all names Christ Jesus, Amen!