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water and the water flows over the sides of the object. God overflowed the earth with water between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. Therefore we read, “the spirit of God moved upon the face of the WATERS” (Gen. 1:2). What happened between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2? The most likely explanation is the fall of another anointed being,
45:1-4 Cyrus is called God's anointed; he was designed and qualified for his great service by the counsel of God. The gates of Babylon which led to the river, were left open the night that Cyrus marched his army into the empty channel.
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 ).
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).
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.
Isaiah 45-66. New King James Version. Cyrus, God’s Instrument. 45 “Thus says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have [a]held—. To subdue nations before him. And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:
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 ...
