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Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — The Context in Isaiah
In Isaiah 39, written around 700 BC, King Hezekiah of Judah was told that his people and his sons would go into captivity in Babylon. Beginning in Isaiah 40, Isaiah prophesies the deliverance from that captivity, a prophecy fulfilled around … Continue reading
Bible in the British Museum — British Museum Links
My “Bible in the British Museum” series (series summary here) has a lot of links to the British Museum website. Whenever I have used one of their pictures the picture itself is a link to their site, as well as … Continue reading
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Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — Cyrus Named
Many Christians are familiar with Isaiah’s prophecy, written around 700 BC, which describes and names Cyrus the Great, the Persian emperor who would come to the throne 140 years later. There was more to this prophecy than just the name, … Continue reading
A World Prepared
Genesis 1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. When God created, the earth was formless, empty, and … Continue reading
Boring Numbers? What About Those Offerings of the Princes?
II Timothy 3:16-17 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. … Continue reading
The Verse That Divides — One Way of Salvation
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.
Mind Renewers 