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345 Though thou knowest Me not, Iam the one who hath called thee by name ... Iam Yahweh, thy Caller, the God of Israel. I will enable you to unseat kings and rule nations, I shall thrust open for you brass doors and shall break down for you iron bars, grant to you hidden treasures; all that because you are My chosen to restore the Children of Israel to their home- land—"for the sake of my servant Jacob and my Chosen, Israel, have I summoned thee by thy name; I selected thee, though thou knowest me not," said Yahweh! It was in his very first year as ruler over Babylon that Cyrus issued an edict calling for the return of the exiles of Judaea to their land and permitting the rebuilding of the Tem- ple in Jerusalem. The cycle of prophecies was completed; Yahweh's words came true. But, in the eyes of the people, He remained an Unseen God. Prophets of an Unseen God