Chris discusses the great value of understanding the past, examining parts of the Book of Ezra.  The enemies of Israel sought to stop the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem and so wrote to King Artaxerxes, asking him to seek out the "book of the records" to learn that the city had a history of rebellion and should not be rebuilt.  In response, the Jews would later write to King Darius, asking him to seek out other records that showed the rebuilding of the house of God at Jerusalem had been commanded by Cyrus the Great.  On both sides, historic records were used to influence the decision of kings.  How is the knowledge of history impacting our country today?