귀환과 회복

-538 기원전 — -400 기원전

페르시아의 고레스는 유대인들의 귀환과 재건을 허락했습니다. 스룹바벨 하에 성전이 복원되었고, 느헤미야 하에 예루살렘 성벽이 재건되었습니다. 에스라는 성경을 통해 언약의 신실함을 새롭게 했습니다.

주요 사건

Cyrus the Great of Persia conquers Babylon and issues a decree allowing the Jewish exiles to return home and rebuild the Temple — fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy that called Cyrus God's 'anointed' (Isaiah 45:1).

제2성전 건축

520–516 BC

Under Zerubbabel's leadership and encouraged by prophets Haggai and Zechariah, the returned exiles rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem. Completed in 516 BC, it stands until Herod's renovation and Rome's destruction in AD 70.

Nehemiah, cupbearer to the Persian king, receives permission to return to Jerusalem and rebuild its broken walls. Despite fierce opposition, the walls are completed in just 52 days.