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Podcast: 小羊の里キリスト教会
Episode: 【Psalms 136:23】
Description: 「Who remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;」 Amen.
The "in our lowly state" is thought to be the time when he was defeated after a struggle and was taken away to Babylon. At this time, the prophet Jeremiah prophesied the victory of Babylon and the captivity of Judah, but of course this was not accepted by the people. However, God's plan was to return 70 years later and rebuild Jerusalem. At that time, it was the pagan king Cyrus of Persia who gave the order to return.
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