Jeremiah, known as the “weeping prophet” and the author of Lamentations, delivered messages of judgment and hope, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem while foretelling a new covenant between God and His people.
Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, is notorious for ordering the beheading of John the Baptist at the behest of Herodias’s daughter, Salome, and played a part in the trial of Jesus before being exiled to Gaul.
Daniel is celebrated for his faithfulness to God while in exile in Babylon, where he interpreted dreams, held high government positions, survived the lion’s den, and received significant prophetic visions.
In Ezra 1:1-11, the decree of King Cyrus of Persia marks the end of the Babylonian exile for the Jews, authorizing their return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple and restoring the sacred vessels taken by Nebuchadnezzar, signifying a major restoration of Jewish life and worship after decades of captivity.
