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        - The lions in this part are the Assyrians.

        - There is a change of scene at 89.59, which
        probably  coincides  with  the  religious

        reforms under Josiah (620 BC) see chapter
        34 of 2 Chronicles.  Then there are the 70

        shepherds;  these  are  various  religious
        leaders in Jerusalem since that time.
        - At 89.66 there is the destruction of the

        Temple in Jerusalem by the Babylonians
        (587 BC).

        - The return after the exile (538 BC) is at
        89.72.  The  three  who  return  are  Ezra,

        Haggai, and Zechariah, who all have books
        in the Bible.
        - The second temple period is at 89.73. This

        is described in Malachi (450 - 400 BC) his
        book is the last book of the Old Testament.

        - The eagles first appear in the story at
        90.2 they are the Romans.
        Fifty-eight  of  the  shepherds  have  served

        their time by verse 90.5.
        - The small lambs with open eyes (90.6) may

        be the Essenes.
        -  At 90.8 there is the  death  of  John  the
        Baptist - by the ravens.

        - Jesus is the "sheep with the big horn" at





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