Adhering Your Word.

Adhering Your Word -

Changed History!

An Altered New History!

It is quite difficult for us to adapt to new history lessons. Isn't it? Then,

What if the alteration happend to our Sacred texts? Utter Chaos!

King Darius-I, who believes in Ahuramazda, had to rewrite the religious and civic law of Egypt. Egyptians has to accept it without any question. Both faiths are different. However, Darius-I with the assistance of the Egyptian priests writes down the law for them and he proudly propagandise it. Before Darius-I, his predecessor Cambyses-II has stopped/abolished the office of god's (Amun, primary god in Egypt) wife, a native sentiment in Upper Egypt. And even before Cambyses-II, Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep-IV or Akhenaten (changed name) has completely changed the order of worship. He destroyed the old sacred texts, tomb chapels, and images of god's etc.,

These events say that the Egyptian sacred texts were either destroyed or altered or spurious long back(?).

This is the same king Darius-I who also ruled Israel. Before loosing their kingdoms (Israel and Judah) to Assyria and Babylonia, the High Priest Hilkiah found the Book of God's Law and handed it over to King Josiah before their fall (2Kings 22 and 23rd Chapters). It was the same Law that was read over by Priest Ezra (Nehemiah 8:1-4; Ezra 6:18) after coming back from exile to the Promised Land.

In other words the Judahites must have carried the Law Book with them when the Jerusalem temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar-II of Babylon.

"Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees,

 that I may follow it to the end.

Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law

and obey it with all my heart.

Direct me in the path of your commands,

for there I find delight.

...

May your unfailing love come to me, Lord,

your salvation, according to your promise;

then I can answer anyone who taunts me,

for I trust in your word.

Never take your word of truth from my mouth,

for I have put my hope in your laws.

I will always obey your law,

for ever and ever.

I will walk about in freedom,

for I have sought out your precepts."

(Psalm 119:33-35; 41-45).

What if we didn't adhere to His commandments? What if God has not restored the Book of Law to us? What if, if we have lost it forever? What if, if someone had took initiative to give the Law as did king Darius-I to Egypt (a new law code)? Is it a moment of pride for the Lord to restore His Law by Darius a pagan devotee of Ahuramazda? Even if it was restored or rewritten with the help of High Priests, who would be magnified through that book of law - the Lord of the Holy Bible or Ahuramazda? Utter chaos. If Darius-I had rewritten the law, then he would have certainly propagandised it and we would know this today  through his inscriptions, but our God has kept them intact. To put this in another way, isn't our Lord out of His foresight knew of such and such a work from a pagan king and out of His providence rescued His lost Scriptures to His loved ones. No doubt, this is His providence.

Bless God that our Holy Scriptures aren't burnt down by King Nebuchadnezzar-II and are kept safe in the hands of the High Priest Hilkiah and Josiah, King of Judah. We need to praise God today for having the right Scriptures coming down to us from years long gone. We need to glorify our Lord because, we come face to face with Him through the uncorrupted Scriptures today.

"Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, for true and just are His judgements" (Revelation 19:1, NIV).

Additional Notes:

• Pharaoh Amenhotep-IV or Akhenaten reigned Egypt approximately from 1353 to 1336 BC.

• King Josiah of Judah reigned approximately from 640 to 609 BC.

• King Nebuchadnezzar-II reigned approximately from 605 to 562 BC.

• Fall of Jerusalem in 587/586 BC.

• King Cambyses-II reigned approximately from 530 to 522 BC.

• King Darius-I reigned approximately from 522 to 486 BC.