THEOSISBeda Venerabilis
The teachings of Isaiah make it clear that Cyrus, the inaugural ruler of the Persians, serves as a foreshadowing of the Lord Savior. He put an end to the exile of God's people and commanded the reconstruction of the temple (cf. Is. 44:28; 1 Ezra 1:1-4). Similarly, we can view Artaxerxes, his successor in the same kingdom, as a representation of the Lord, who establishes for Himself a city made of living stones, representing the one Church of the chosen, through the work of His ministers.
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Consequently, the name Artaxerxes is understood to mean “the light that comes in silence.” For the Lord is indeed the light of life that quietly enters the hearts of the faithful, at times filling them with the sweetness of divine grace, and at other times shrouding them in the clouds of life's challenges. Through these temporal trials, they learn to yearn for the eternal good.