ABOUT ISRAEL LAST NIGHT

Last evening we all saw something of biblical proportions; Israel coordinated the destruction of nuclear sites in Iran, once called “Persia” in ancient times.

Benjamin Natanyahu, afterward, made a speech. He referred to the ancient friendship of Iran and that he hoped to be again. He also referred to the Iranian citizens with whom Israel has no beef.

Natanjahu was referring to the following ancient friendship: 

Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon., and there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein was a record thus written:

“In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, ‘Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; with three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house, and also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem, every one to his place, and place them in the house of God.’”

“… Also, I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. And the God that has caused his Name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.” (Ezra 6:6-12) 

King Cyrus of Persia (ancient Iran) was a friendly king, and King Darius came later. Cyrus issued the written edict and Darius made it happen and added consequences of the decree of Cyrus was broken.

The northern kingdom of Israel had been destroyed by the Assyrians some years earlier and the southern Kingdom of Judah was destroyed by Babylonia later. Israel (later Samaria) was repopulated with Kuthites from near Assyrian controlled Babylon, and later the diaspora was completed when even the king of Judah was captured and taken to Babylon. Not only was the first temple destroyed but The Kingdom of David ceased to exist.

By the time of Jesus, David’s Kingdom had been nearly restored with Herod as king. All that was thanks to the mercy of the Iranian kings, Cyrus and Darius. Netanyahu was speaking of that time. Modern Israel exists today because of their old friend, Iran. Netanyahu showed gratitude in his speech for that long-ago event.

However, modern Iran has a different attitude — “Death to Israel.” Darius made a decree as well if the decree of Cyrus was broken. Because the KJV reads awkwardly, it is repeated in the NIV: 

“Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble. May God, who has caused his Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to change this decree or to destroy this temple in Jerusalem. I Darius have decreed it. Let it be carried out with diligence.” 

Darius may have signed the death warrant of his own empire. The Iranians have lifted their hand to change the decree that they should live in peace but now they are to die.

The penalty for decreeing death to Israel is strongly worded: “If anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house, and they are to be impaled on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble”

Israel began the long process of that last evening (June 12, 2025). Israel is honoring the decree of Darius. Iranian leaders have defied this edict and are facing Darius’s consequences. Israel last night began the process of making Iran a pile of rubble.

You are seeing on your televisions the words of the Bible in action.

Who will lose and who will win? God must be honored and as such the decree of Darius must be fulfilled. Sooner or later, Israel will destroy the wicked leaders of Iran and their weapons of mass destruction.