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Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — “Not for Price nor Reward”
I’ve saved this for the last in this series on the Cyrus prophecy because it has become my favourite part of the prophecy. Isaiah 45:13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Cyrus, isaiah, prophecy, type
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Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — The One True God Against “the gods”
Sometime around the year 700 BC, the prophet Isaiah gave an amazing prophecy, in which he stated that God would use someone named Cyrus to deliver His people from captivity. This was fulfilled in 536 BC, perhaps 150-160 years later, … Continue reading
Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — Not THOSE Gates!
The Bible in the British Museum Welcome to Room 6 of the British Museum! This picture appears to be taken at a time when the Museum was not open, with the Black Obelisk moved to where it could be in … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Balawat, British Museum, Cyrus, isaiah, prophecy
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Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — “The Hidden Treasures”
I’ve been writing on Isaiah’s prophecy of Cyrus the Great, the Persian emperor who God used to restore the Jews to the Promised Land. In Isaiah chapters 40-48, there are a series of prophecies which would not have been understood … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, Cyrus, isaiah, prophecy
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Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — “A Ravenous Bird from the East”
I’ve been writing on Isaiah’s prophecy of Cyrus the Great, the Persian emperor who God used to restore the Jews to the Promised Land. In Isaiah chapters 40-48, there are a series of prophecies which would not have been understood … Continue reading
Isaiah’s Amazing Cyrus Prophecy — “The Gates Shall Not Be Shut”
In Isaiah 44-45, written around 700 BC, Isaiah the prophet, writing as he was moved by the Holy Spirit (II Peter 1:21), named the Persian emperor who would come to power and conquer Babylon more than 150 years later. I’ve … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Babylonian captivity, Cyrus, idolatry, isaiah, Israel
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