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CYRUS, THE LORD’S CHOSEN ONE

ISAIAH CHAPTER 45 CYRUS, THE LORD’S CHOSEN ONE Verse 1 – anointed one: This designation, commonly reserved for David or the Messiah, is here applied to Cyrus. Cyrus was anointed in the sense that he was selected to fulfil a special mission. The title was never used for any other foreign ruler (cross reference 1 […]

BABYLON’S FALSE GODS

ISAIAH CHAPTER 46 BABYLON’S FALSE GODS 46:1-2: This taut was against the self-contradiction of Babylonian religion. A taut is a mocking comparison in song form. In this instance, the king of Babylon is compared to a dead man entering the world of the dead. . insolence: As in the Dead Sea Scrolls; the meaning of […]

The Humiliation of Babylon

ISAIAH CHAPTER 47 The Humiliation of Babylon 47:1-48:22: Two conclusions can be drawn from the preceding evidence that the Lord alone is God: Babylon’s great pride is foolishness (47:1-15); Israel needs to pay attention to the word of God (48:1-12) 47:1-4: In this taut against Babylon, the queen of nations is humiliated, and forced to […]

Run the Race to Win

Read 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Lots of people today are racing. They are chasing down a career or running after the latest and greatest stuff. Others are chasing down anything that will help their children succeed—at the cost of their spiritual well-being. When the world behaves this way, it’s not surprising, but when Christians do it, […]