Good point. It's true that the edict from Cyrus which helped Jews return and rebuild was a pivotal moment. However, the prophet Isaiah prophesied that the Jews

Good point. It's true that the edict from Cyrus which helped Jews return and rebuild was a pivotal moment. However, the prophet Isaiah prophesied that the Jews would get to return and rebuild before the Persians ever conquered the Babylonians. God lets bad things happen and crazy rulers create chaos, but even in the midst of the most unlikely of scenarios, when he wants something crucial to happen he makes sure it happens against all odds. The prophet Daniel served the court under both Babylon and Persia, and when he was serving the Babylonians he prophesied about 4 kingdoms which we now identify with Babylon, Persia, Greece and Rome. He even details the fragmentation of the Greek empire! The rest of the world was taken off guard by each of these empires, whereas God was giving advance notice that he not only knew what was coming, but could harness these whirlwinds of conquest for his purposes to usher in the Messiah and spread the news about him easily thanks to the upcoming extensive Roman roads. https://jewsforjesus.org/learn/the-messianic-time-table-according-to-daniel-the-prophet/ https://jewsforjesus.org/learn/the-messianic-time-table-acco...