That they may know; that all nations may know it by my foretelling of these things so long beforehand, and by the wonderful success that I shall give thee, and by my overruling thins heart, and counsels, and victories, to the deliverance of my people according to my promise.
THAT THEY MAY KNOW FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN, AND FROM THE WEST - This phrase is evidently used here to designate the whole world. Kimchi says, that the reason why the north and the south are not men...
CHAPTER 45 The Word of Jehovah to Cyrus, to Israel and to the Ends of the Earth 1. _Thus saith Jehovah to Cyrus (Isaiah 45:1)_ 2. _Thus saith Jehovah: Israel shall be saved (Isaiah 45:14)_ 3. Thus sa...
ISAIAH 44:24 TO ISAIAH 45:8. YAHWEH'S COMMISSION TO CYRUS. Yahweh reminds Israel of His power as sole Creator of the universe. What He created He still controls, so that He falsifies the predictions d...
NONE. See note on Isaiah 5:8....
FOR JACOB MY SERVANT'S SAKE— The prophet here gives us the reasons why God shewed such favour to a prince addicted to the Pagan superstition of his country, and ignorant of the true God; that he prosp...
SOVEREIGN IN SALVATION, CHAPTER 45 a. OMNIPOTENCE TEXT: Isaiah 45:1-8 1 Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loos...
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. THAT THEY MAY KNOW FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN, AND FROM THE WE...
THE MEANING OF THE CONQUESTS OF CYRUS 1-13. The conquests of Cyrus are ordained by Jehovah for His purposes. Let not Israel Criticise the manner of its deliverance. 14-17. Great honour awaits Israel...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 45 THE *LORD APPOINTS CYRUS v1 The *Lord has chosen Cyrus as his champio...
לְמַ֣עַן יֵדְע֗וּ מִ מִּזְרַח ־שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ וּ מ
Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1...
JEHOVAH'S CHOSEN INSTRUMENT Isaiah 45:1-13 Cyrus is one of the noblest figures in ancient history. His character became a model for the Greek youth in strength, simplicity, humanity, purity, and self...
The fifth of these messages of Jehovah is a charge to Cyrus. First of all, it utters to him the promises of God which are intended to be his strength in carrying out the divine purpose. These all emph...
It is most blessed to read those scriptures, in which Jehovah takes to himself his supreme sovereignty. A believing soul finds great delight in the contemplation. For, in the first place, the self-exi...
6._Therefore they shall know. _He means that this favor shall be so remarkable as to be acknowledged and admired by all nations. This was not indeed immediately fulfilled; for, although the fame of th...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 44 AND 45. Jehovah now reasons with His people whom He had formed from the womb, encourages them, promises them His Spirit. Their children shall spring up as...
THAT THEY MAY KNOW FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN, AND FROM THE WEST,.... That all the inhabitants of the world, from east to west, which takes in the habitable part of the world, that from north to south...
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that [there is] none beside me. I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else. Ver. 6. _That they may know from the rising of the sun,_]...
_For Jacob my servant's sake_, &c. The prophet here gives us the reasons why God showed such favour to a prince, who had been addicted to the superstition of his country, and ignorant of the true God,...
THE DELIVERANCE BY CYRUS A PROOF OF JEHOVAH'S POWER...
that they may know from the rising of the sun and from the West, throughout the habitable world, THAT THERE IS NONE BESIDE ME, the very heathen realizing, with a sort of instinctive feeling, that God...
5-10 There is no God beside Jehovah. There is nothing done without him. He makes peace, put here for all good; and creates evil, not the evil of sin, but the evil of punishment. He is the Author of a...
Isaiah 45:6 know H3045 (H8799) rising H4217 sun H8121 setting H4628 none H657 besides H1107 LORD H3068...
CYRUS HAS BEEN CALLED IN ORDER TO ASSIST GOD'S SERVANT, HIS CHOSEN ONE (ISAIAH 45:1). Isaiah 45:1 ‘Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, To Cyrus whose right hand I have held, To subdue nations before...
The first paragraph concerns Cyrus, and the great work for which God raised him up. Isaiah 45:1. Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations befor...
While we are reading this chapter, and thinking of Cyrus, the Lord's anointed deliverer for Israel, let us not forget the greater Deliverer of whom the hymn writer sings, «Thus saith God of his Anoin...
Isaiah 45:1. Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates;...
CONTENTS: Promises to Cyrus for Israel's sake. Proof of God's eternal power and sovereignty. Encouragement to believing Jews. Doom of idol worshippers. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Cyrus. CONCLUSION: Bes...
Isaiah 45:1. _Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden;_ a figure of Christ, the anointed of the Father. This anointing equalled Cyrus with David. Before him God w...
_Thus saith the Lord to His anointed_ CYRUS The name of Cyrus is written Kuras in Babylonian cuneiform, Kurush in Old Persian. Ctesias stated on the authority of Parysatis, the wife of the Persian...
_I am the Lord, and there is none else_ THE BENEFICENT SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD The key-thought to all the intricacies of the whole of this passage is that God is the absolute Author of all that exists an...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 45:5 The fulfillment of prophecy proves that the Lord alone is God. He wants the whole world to know this. ⇐...
THE FORMER OF LIGHT AND CREATOR OF DARKNESS Isaiah 45:6. _I am the Lord, and there is none else, &c._ These words occur in the remarkable prophecy of the capture of Babylon by Cyrus; a prophecy fulf...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 45:1 GOD'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 t...
Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings (Isaiah 45:1), You remember I told you he prophesied that...
1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 17:47; Ezekiel 38:23; Ezekiel 39:21;...
That — That all nations may know it by my foretelling these things so long before, and by the wonderful success that I shall give thee, and by my over — ruling thine heart and counsels, to the deliver...