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Verse Isaiah 44:28. _THAT SAITH OF CYRUS, HE_ IS _MY SHEPHERD_ - "Who
saith to Cyrus, Thou art my shepherd"] _Pastor meus_ es; _Vulg_. The
true reading seems to be רעי אתה _roi attah_; the word אתה
_...
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THAT SAITH OF CYRUS - This is the first time in which Cyrus is
expressly named by Isaiah, though he is often referred to. He is
mentioned by him only in one other place expressly by name Isaiah
45:1....
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CHAPTER 44
Jehovah Continues to Speak
1. _Spiritual blessings promised by the gift of the Spirit (Isaiah
44:1)_ 2. _Jehovah the First and the Last (Isaiah 44:6)_ 3. _Idolatry
rebuked (Isaiah 44:9)_ 4...
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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...
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CYRUS. See note on Isaiah 45:1.
EVEN SAYING. and saying: i.e. Jehovah, the Speaker from Isaiah 44:24,
and in the preceding clause. It does not mean that Cyrus spoke of
rebuilding Jerusalem (for he did...
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THAT SAITH OF CYRUS— Here at length the prophet clearly discovers
the grand scope of his discourse. He speaks of Cyrus by name, as
foreknown and decreed by the divine counsel, for the performance of
t...
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c. SHOWS THE FRUSTRATION OF FOOLISH COUNSEL
TEXT: Isaiah 44:21-28
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Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I
have found thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shal...
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That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my
pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the
temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
THAT SAITH OF CYRUS, (HE I...
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THE IMPOTENCE OF IDOLS
1-23. The reproach of God's people shall be entirely removed. Jehovah
the Eternal, who rules the events of history, contrasted with the
futile gods of the heathen.
24-28. This...
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As the Assyrian was Jehovah's appointed instrument for the
chastisement of His people (Isaiah 10:5), so Cyrus is singled out as
His instrument for their restoration. EVEN SAYING, etc.] literally
fulfi...
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The *Lord names the foreign soldier whose army will bring about the
*Lord’s purpose. So the *Lord shows that he knows about the future.
Cyrus was not born until long after the time when Isaiah lived....
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 44
The connection between Chapter s 43 and 44 is similar to the
connection...
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THAT SAITH OF CYRUS. — The Hebrew form is _Koresh,_ answering to the
_Kur’us_ of the inscription of the king’s tomb in the Murghab
valley. The prediction of the name of the future deliverer has its
on...
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הָ אֹמֵ֤ר לְ כֹ֨ורֶשׁ֙ רֹעִ֔י וְ כָל
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Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1...
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Isaiah 44:28
CHAPTER X
CYRUS
Isaiah 41:2; Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 46:11;...
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CHAPTER I
THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...
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THE PROMISE OF REDEMPTION
Isaiah 44:21-28
What divine comfort there is in these gracious words! Notwithstanding
all their wanderings and sins, the Chosen People were Jehovah's elect
race. Nothing cou...
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The beginning of this chapter (verses Isa 44:1-5) contains the
gracious promise of the outpouring of the Spirit of God, and a
description of the blessing of refreshment and renewal which will come
to...
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CHAPTER XLIV.
Cyrus. This was spoken 110 years before his birth, which shews the
prescience and power of God, so as not to injure free-will. The
parents of Cyrus could not give him this name to fulfi...
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Here is a renewed instance of Jehovah's claiming the distinguishing
prerogative of his sovereignty; and a most blessed one it is. And when
we consider the reasons for which the Lord thus reveals himse...
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REFLECTIONS
READER! let us not dismiss this blessed Chapter (for it is a very
blessed one), until we have first looked up for grace to gather the
several improving reflections it affords; and also lo...
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28._Saying to Cyrus. _This is a remarkable passage, in which we not
only may see the wonderful providence of God, but which likewise
contains a striking proof of the truth and certainty of the
prophec...
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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...
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THAT SAITH OF CYRUS, HE IS MY SHEPHERD,.... Or Coresh, as his name in
the Hebrew language is; and in the Persian tongue signifies the "sun";
from whence he had his name, as Ctesias q and Plutarch r sa...
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That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall perform all my
pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the
temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.
Ver. 28. _That saith of Cy...
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_That saith of Cyrus_ Whom God here mentions by his proper name, two
hundred years before he was born, that this might be an undeniable
evidence of the exactness of God's foreknowledge, and a convinci...
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The Promise to have Jerusalem Rebuilt
This section, according to a careful analysis, belongs to the next
chapter, for it takes up the deliverance of Israel as effected in
consequence of the decree of...
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that saith of Cyrus, the prophecy here giving the exact words of the
Lord's command to him as it came to pass more than a century later, HE
IS MY SHEPHERD, the designation referring to his leadership...
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21-28 Return unto me. It is the great concern of those who have
backslidden from God, like the Jews of old, to hasten their return to
him. The work of redemption wrought for us by Christ, encourages...
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CYRUS, whom God here designeth by his proper name two hundred years
before he was born, that this might be an undeniable evidence of the
certainty and exactness of God's foreknowledge, and a convincin...
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Isaiah 44:28 says H559 (H8802) Cyrus H3566 shepherd H7462 (H8802)
perform H7999 (H8686) pleasure H2656 Saying...
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YAHWEH WILL RAISE UP CYRUS TO REBUILD JERUSALEM AND LAY THE
FOUNDATIONS OF A NEW TEMPLE (ISAIAH 44:24 TO ISAIAH 45:13).
In the Near East of Isaiah's day there were not many major powers.
Egypt had bee...
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CYRUS
Compare (1 Kings 13:2) where Josiah was mentioned by name three
hundred years before his birth....
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In this chapter, God encourages his Church by a promise of the
visitation of his Spirit. Oh, that it may be fulfilled to us also!
Isaiah 44:1. Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I hav...
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CONTENTS: The promise of the Spirit and the coming restoration. The
folly of idolatry.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Cyrus.
CONCLUSION: There is no God besides Jehovah. He is infinite and
therefore...
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Isaiah 44:5. _Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord._
This phrase is somewhat obscure; it is not said whether they signed a
covenant, or imprinted some mark on their hand. The latter sen...
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_That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd_
CYRUS, THE LORD’S SHEPHERD
Cyrus was the ideal king of the Persians and Greeks.
His is the only name that is mentioned with any detail, I believe,
both in th...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 44:28 CYRUS is predicted by name, validating
God’s claim to be the One guiding history (see a similar prophetic
naming in 1 Kings 13:1)....
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THE FULFILMENT OF PROPHECY IN THE CAREER OF CYRUS
Isaiah 44:28. _Cyrus, my shepherd, shall perform all my pleasure_.
The fulfilment of prophecy is one of the two supernatural arguments
for the truth...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 44:1
A PROPHECY OF ISRAEL'S SPIRITUAL RECOVERY AND REGENERATION. This
section is closely connected with Isaiah 43:1; of which it ought to
form
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Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus
saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which
will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesh...
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2 Chronicles 36:22; 2 Chronicles 36:23; Daniel 10:1; Ezra 1:1; Ez
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Cyrus — Whom God here mentions by his proper name, two hundred years
before he was born, that this might be an undeniable evidence of the
exactness of God's fore — knowledge, and a convincing argument...
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How could Isaiah talk in such specific terms about a king that would
not exist for some 200 years?
PROBLEM: In Isaiah 44:28 and 45:1, Isaiah specifically names Cyrus in
connection with the future rest...