Isaiah 45:1, God calls Cyrus for his church’s sake; Isaiah 45:5, By his omnipotency he challenges obedience; Isaiah 45:20, He convinces the idols of vanity by his saving power.
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Isaiah 45
Isaiah 45 — Overview
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Isaiah 45 — OverviewIsaiah 45 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleCyrus was nominated, in the foregoing chapter, to be God's shepherd;
more is said to him and more of him in this chapter, not only because
he was to be instrumental in the release of the Jews out of their…Isaiah 45 — OverviewIsaiah 45 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains prophecies concerning Cyrus, the deliverer of the Jews from captivity; and concerning the grace, righteousness, and salvation of Christ; and the conversion of the Gentiles. An account is given of…Isaiah 45:1-4Isaiah 45:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleCyrus was a Mede, descended (as some say) from Astyages king of Media.
The pagan writers are not agreed in their accounts of his origin. Some
tell us that in his infancy he was an outcast, left exposed, and was…Isaiah 45:1Isaiah 45:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThus saith the Lord to his anointed. The "anointed of Jehovah" is elsewhere always either an Israelite king, or the expected Deliverer of the nation, "Messiah the Prince" (Daniel 9:25). This Deliverer, however, was to…Isaiah 45:1-5Isaiah 45:1-5 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe unfelt hand on the human heart.
Of this passage the most striking and inviting words are those in the fourth and fifth verses: "I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me;" "I girded thee, though thou hast…Isaiah 45:1-7Isaiah 45:1-7 · The Pulpit CommentaryGOD'S WILL CONCERNING HIM ANNOUNCED TO CYRUS. This direct address of God to a heathen king is without a parallel in Scripture. Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, Abimelech, were warned through dreams. Nebuchadnezzar was even…
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