Zerubbabel, the Hebrew Governor of Judah, was called Sheshbazzar by Persian King Cyrus.
Followers of Jesus will often ignore the Hebrew Scriptures to their detriment.
“All Scripture” is inspired by YHWH and “is profitable” for Christians.
Sheshbazzar is an obscure name from the scroll of Ezra, chapters 1 and 5.
Sheshbazzar is the Jewish man to whom King Cyrus of Persia entrusts the Temple vessels, silver and gold, and other Babylonian wealth. Cyrus freed the Jews and allowed them to return to Israel in 538 BC to rebuild YHWH’s Temple in Jerusalem, giving them the wealth of Babylon to assist in the rebuilding of Judah.
Sheshbazzar is the Jewish leader entrusted by Cyrus with the Babylonian treasures of wealth.
Baptist theologian and Hebrew scholar par-excellence John Gill and the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus believe that Sheshbazzar is the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel.
Like Daniel being renamed Belteshazzar in Babylon, Gill and Josephus believe Zerubbabel was named Sheshbazzar.
The name Sheshbazzar is used four times in Hebrew Scriptures, all in the scroll of Ezra (Ezra 1:8, 11; 5:14, 16).
Sheshbazzar, the name, means “Joy in tribulation.”
Sheshbazzar is me. Sheshbazzar should be you as well.
The greatest joys in life comes from the most severre tribulations.
Wine is only produced after crushing the grapes.
Whether it is world conflicts, national collapses, or personal calamities, the joy of the LORD becomes brightest after the blackest darkness.
The LORD uses all things for your good and His glory.
The Jews were taken into brutal captivity in 586 BC by the wicked King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
On October 13, 539 BC, Cyrus, King of Persia – called “My Messiah” by YHWH in the Hebrew Scriptures – conquered Babylon and ended the 70-year reign of the Babylonian Empire.
Cyrus commissions Sheshbazzar to be the governor of Judah. He sends him back to Jerusalem to oversee the rebuilding of the LORD’S Temple, the walls of Jerusalem, and the re-establishment of the Jews in their homeland.
Sheshbazzar “rejoiced in the tribulation” of the Jews during the Babylonian Captivity because he saw the good that would come from the calamity of captivity.
The people repented of their idolatrous worship of pagan gods and returned to YHWH.
The temporal luxuries of life were replaced with the eternal longings of YHWH’S Kingdom.
Returning to the land of Judah, the people of YHWH became a “set-apart, sanctified” people.
Call me Sheshbazzar.
The United States is amid an economic, cultural, and national collapse.
I rejoice!
The American people will soon return to God in a great revival of faith, hope, and love for the eternal Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for such a timely and encouraging message!!
I believe that we saw an example of this with the Covid “lockdowns”. The good that came from that: parents actually had their eyes open to what some teachers were trying to keep secret.
I have learned to not focus on the situation, BUT to keep my eyes focused on Jesus KNOWING that GE uses everything for HIS glory and in HIS own time!!
Thank you again.
PS. When I take my eyes off HIM, then fear starts creeping in. My weakness in that area is becoming my strength…..
It will be a blessing to see how Christian people will reach out with the fruit of the Holy Spirit in their ways to connect with those who live ‘on the edges’ and who suffer from addictions, ill health, and hopelessness.
One always hopes to see kindness-like-that-of-Our-God at work in the world going forward. We will know it when we see it.
I hope that loving kindness comes soon for ALL of our human kind that wait in darkness. May it be so. 🙂
Wade,
Great Post! But I’d like you to explain: “The Lord uses all things for your good and His glory.”
“all things” takes in war, rape, stealing, murder, tornados. The list of bad things is endless.
Rex,
It is – the promise “God uses all things for your good” doesn’t say “all things are good,” for they are not (as you rightly point out). AND, the promise of turning even evil for good is made only to those who LOVE HIM and are CALLED according to His purpose. So not all things work for good to those who hate God.
Wade,
You said, “God uses all things for your good.”
Does that mean if our wives died tomorrow, it would be for our good?
Gotcha
I should have put a smile after that Gotcha.
Wade,
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-resolution/503/text
This tells of plans of Congress to impeach Biden.
Wade,
The main reason to impeach Biden is this:
“President Biden has allowed more than 1,500,000 illegal immigrants to invade the southern border. On Joe Biden’s watch, illicit fentanyl has killed more than 100,000 American citizens.”
Wade,
The main reason to impeach Biden is this:
“President Biden has allowed more than 1,500,000 illegal immigrants to invade the southern border. On Joe Biden’s watch, illicit fentanyl has killed more than 100,000 American citizens.”
Opps, forgot how to remove a statement.
Almost a hundred years ago, the ‘New World’ came to the rescue of the Old World by helping to defeat an authoritarian tyrant. . . . .
I suspect that ‘Never, Never again’ will call out from the past to inspire our present day Americans to stand against a would-be tyrant and our people will stand in support of our system of law and justice over those who have great contempt for the law and the US Constitution. It’s in our national DNA to be able to recognize a tyrant in our midst.
We, as a people KNOW who the tyrant is. That is both a comforting and a frightening thought, because many of our people who ‘know’ are in denial of what is ‘the truth’.
Look at the behaviors. Listen to the ‘hate speeches’. Watch as ‘minions’ threaten and attack innocent people in order to gain power for their leader.
I’m not worried about my country. We are a strong and good people. Not perfect, but we are not ready for the worst of our kind to take the stage and rule over us and lead us to the bone yard as is what happened to a civilized nation almost a hundred years ago, in another land.
We are better than that.
CHRISTIANE,
From your comment, I can’t tell if you believe Biden should be impeached or not. Since Biden has been President, do you believe a million and a half illegal people have invaded America, and bringing fentanyl that has killed more than a hundred thousand Americans? I’ll bet if your son had been one of those, you’d be screaming to impeach Biden.
CHRISTIANE,
One more thing. I’ll bet if all this happened when Trump was President, you wouldn’t want him impeached, you’d want him hung. smile
REX RAY,
My son is a USCG officer and takes NO un-prescribed drugs ever, nor does he drive after drinking alcohol. He is a responsible, law-abiding person. As for people who take fentanyl, I hope that all who are troubled and addicted find help medically and psychologically for their troubles.
I would rather see someone ‘impeached’ who said that our military people who died in battle were ‘losers’. THAT is the kind of person who doesn’t have the moral qualifications to lead our military, trust me. BTW, the same individual has portrayed retarded people with contempt and has referred to women by the ugliest of terms. . . . .
I fear that good people do know what ‘dear leader’ is, but choose to ‘look the other way’. That is very concerning, yes. I expect most people who see what he is will NOT support him and his shenanigans. Most Americans who vote did not support him in the last election, no. Thank God!
CHRISTIANE,
I’ll bet two people making comments at the same time has never happened on Wade’s Post before.
You said, “As for people who take fentanyl, I hope that all who are troubled and addicted find help medically and psychologically for their troubles.”
You don’t understand that 2 mg kills a person, and one kilogram of fentanyl can kill 500,000 people.
Anyone that takes fentanyl doesn’t take it twice because they’re dead.
Again, my comment stands,
““As for people who take fentanyl, I hope that all who are troubled and addicted find help medically and psychologically for their troubles.”
Substance abuse can kill. When the young ‘experiment’ with that which they know can kill them, they are already in need of help far beyond those that would NOT risk their own lives.
It seems that the stir about ‘fentanyl’ is rising because it is the ‘white’ population (Caucasian) that is succumbing to fake drugs at a much higher rate lately, especially older people who are addicted already to pain medications (opioids) and who cannot find the treatment they need for pain management. These people, sadly, are so desperate for help that they risk taking something that might kill them . . .. REX RAY, my family are medical people and I know about the opioid crisis and how widespread it is in our population. Red states are full of the stuff (fentanyl) and ALL races are being harmed by this poison.
Donald Trump will sell out our country’s security to anyone whom he views as supporting him in power. His poison is already seeping into groups like ‘Moms For Liberty’ with their exposure to quotes that were used by the Nazis in the 30’s and 40’s (the Third Reich) . . . . fortunately, the ‘Moms’ have recognized that they were misled and have apologized for using Nazi propaganda unknowingly. But it shows you how ‘poison’ can seep into the soul of a nation . . . all kinds of poison. Anti-semitism is on the rise. Racism? You know already too much of the horrendous contempt for people of color in the red states. And religious liberty? It seems that some in the red states have confused the abuse of ‘those other sinners’ for their own religious ‘right to be bigots’.
Poison comes silently. But the consequences to pride and greed and the ancient hatreds for those who are ‘not like us’ have wrought new ‘leaders’ who conduct hate rallies and are acclaimed for their
actions.
What is a Christian person to think, at the new scene of these hate rallies that echo an age-old serpent’s curse on our human kind? We need prayer in our land, yes. We all need it. May God have mercy on us all.
CHRISTIANE,
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/11/1127168627/is-rainbow-fentanyl-a-threat-to-your-kids-this-halloween-experts-say-no
The link above shows a picture of what fentanyl looks like. (Colorful tablets that look like candy the size of an aspirin.)
https://trone.house.gov/2023/01/08/chinas-role-in-illicit-fentanyl-running-rampant-on-us-streets/
The link above states: “Fentanyl overdose has become the leading cause of death for young Americans since 2019. U.S. authorities say that China remains the primary source of the precursor chemicals, which are then processed and manufactured into synthetic opioids by Mexican drug cartels to bring into the United States.”
Wade,
Why is the machine telling me I can’t make a comment because I’ve already said it, but it’s not there?
Wade, I’ll try it again.
https://trone.house.gov/2023/01/08/chinas-role-in-illicit-fentanyl-running-rampant-on-us-streets/
The link above states: “Fentanyl overdose has become the leading cause of death for young Americans since 2019. U.S. authorities say that China remains the primary source of the precursor chemicals, which are then processed and manufactured into synthetic opioids by Mexican drug cartels to bring into the United States.”