Darius the Mede
192The Medo-Persian Empire
14 May 2024
22:48¶ 86
“Darius the Median has given commentators a great deal of difficulty because as far as secular histories like Herodotus and archeology is concerned, there…”
25:17¶ 91
“The conservative commentators have tried to look for a historical figure. John Whitcomb Jr wrote probably the best. It’s called Darius the Mede. It…”
25:43¶ 92
“Some have suggested that it was Cyrus’s father or father-in-law or someone else, a Median. It wouldn’t be Cyrus’s father, it would have to…”
158Daniel in the Lion's Den - A Resurrection Story
6 Mar 2023
48:10¶ 180
“Historians have worried this to pieces. First, secular historians know Cyrus. They don’t know Darius, and there are things like, “Who is Darius anyway?”…”
48:37¶ 181
“There was Cambyses, Cyrus’s son, who was a candidate. There was a man who was a governor about the time, but died before any…”
49:00¶ 182
“Back in chapter 5 the last verse says threescore and two years – he’s 62, so he’s young enough to be Cyrus, and he’s…”