Darius the Great
195From Marathon and On
3 Jun 2024
4:43¶ 13
“It’s at this point that Darius the Great looks across and says, “Oh, there’s more of these guys and they’re kind of interfering in…”
11:55¶ 35
“Yes. Well, this upset Darius’s plans. He withdrew most of his armies, who got sick along the way and many died, and that was…”
21:00¶ 64
“Darius the Mede is Cyrus, then Cambyses, then Bardiya, who claimed to be his brother but may not have been, and then Darius. Also…”
194Hadassah, Queen of Persia
27 May 2024
17:26¶ 62
“A couple things there. First of all he does not include “…until I say otherwise.” He’s firmly committed. Second, he acknowledges God not simply…”
13:53¶ 46
“Darius, faced with, “Oh, you’re asking about royal precedent. I guess I have to listen to that one, don’t I?” orders a search and…”
9:07¶ 32
“Cambyses had been working in Egypt, conquering Egypt, and while Cyrus was dead another possibly son, possibly imposter – they were kind of not…”
193Cyrus, King of Persia
20 May 2024
4:25¶ 15
“The next king who comes along who gets any airtime in scripture is a man named Darius. He was one of Cyrus’s generals. At…”
5:01¶ 16
“Then we run into – depending on how you interpret scripture at this point – more of Darius or one of his successors sends…”
163Priorities and Providence
5 Jun 2023
3:23¶ 16
“All of that together gave Cyrus time to, well, die, his son to die even faster, an imposter to try to seize the throne…”
4:41¶ 18
“The emperor has enough guys who work for him that he’s able to task it to someone who does the record-keeping and looks through…”
5:16¶ 19
“He had learned something from his namesake, a previous Darius who had thrown Daniel in the lion’s den and who was probably himself Cyrus.…”
159The Restoration Era
20 Mar 2023
25:22¶ 87
“By now, Cyrus is dead and his son is dead and an imposter is dead. There’s a new guy on the throne named Darius,…”
25:58¶ 88
“So that’s how this is beginning, but we need to look at that new temple when it’s finally finished. Darius does eventually not only…”
130Of Contracts and Covenants (Part 3) - The Separation of Church and State
8 Aug 2022
40:13¶ 110
“Darius, because he’s misinformed, at first tells the Israelites, “No, you can’t be building stuff. You can’t be building your city,” and then the…”
37:17¶ 104
“I imagine it’s a reference to something in Persian religion that he talked about. He didn’t tie it directly. He didn’t make an exact…”
38:04¶ 105
“If I remember correctly, there’s even a bit where when Darius dies there’s a sacred flame on a mountain that is very special to…”