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The anointings of Jesus’s head or feet are events recorded in the four gospels. The account in Matthew 26, Mark 14, takes place on Holy Wednesday, while the account in John 12 takes place 6 days before Passover in Bethany, a village in Judaea on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives, where Lazarus lived. In Matthew and Mark, he is ...
13 lip 2024 · The prophet disclosed in chapter 45 what the LORD would do for Cyrus, His “anointed” (“messiah”): He would make him a subduer of nations (v. 1), give him riches (v. 3), and bestow on him a title of honor (v. 4), even though Cyrus would not acknowledge Him (vv. 4, 5).
15 kwi 2013 · Cyrus took over what was left of Assyria in 547 BC and conquered Babylon eight years later, becoming lord of the Jewish exiles. In 538 BC, he decreed that they could go home (Ezra 1:1–4). Amazingly, the Lord took His people back to the Promised Land through a pagan king's edict, not David's line.
Thus said 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, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;
Cyrus the Great was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire and king of Persia from 559 to 530 BC. He is venerated in the Tanakh as Cyrus the Messiah for conquering Babylon and liberating the Jews from captivity. According to the Bible, Cyrus the Great, king of the Achaemenid Empire, was the monarch who ended the Babylonian captivity.
In addition, there are numerous examples of anointing where the Holy Spirit is not given as an indwelling essence, such as God calling Cyrus the Great "His anointed" ( Isaiah 45:1 ), or Jesus instructing people to anoint their head while fasting ( Matthew 6:17 ).
Cyrus, God’s Instrument - “Thus says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held— To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So ...
