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This is the heart of Second Isaiah’s message of deliverance from bondage: God chooses Cyrus, a foreign ruler, to set God’s people free. The surprise of God’s choice is emphasized by the strong terms used by God to identify Cyrus: “shepherd” (44:28) and “anointed” (45:1).
6 lis 2021 · There is an anointing that breaks the Babylonian spirit—it is the Cyrus anointing. It opens doors that allow those in God’s family to access their inheritance and blessing, giving them the authority that they need in this era.
22 mar 2024 · Isaiah tells us that Cyrus is God's anointed, chosen to liberate the Jews from captivity and allow them to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple. God speaks to Cyrus and he responds, carrying out God's will.
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.
1. his anointed—Cyrus is so called as being set apart as king, by God's providence, to fulfil His special purpose. Though kings were not anointed in Persia, the expression is applied to him in reference to the Jewish custom of setting apart kings to the regal office by anointing.
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;
14 lip 2020 · Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II of Persia, was one of the greatest conquerors of the ancient world. He's also known for being a benevolent ruler, and in the Bible, he freed the Jews from their captivity in Babylon.
