Isaiah 45:1-2 NKJV,NLT

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 45:1-4

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. The Lord went before him, giving entrance to the cities he besieged. He gave him also treasures, which had been hidden in secret places. The true God was to Cyrus an unknown God; yet God foreknew him; he called him by his name. The exact fulfilment of this must have... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 45:1-7

The Deliverance by Cyrus a Proof of Jehovah's Power v. 1. Thus saith the Lord to His anointed, the king set apart by the Lord's providence, for His special purpose, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to sustain and strengthen him in the work of his calling, to subdue nations before him, Cyrus being victorious by Jehovah's strength; and I will loose the loins of kings, taking off the girdle which enabled them to go forth into battle, the Lord's action thus rendering them defenseless, ... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 45:1-25

VI.—THE SIXTH DISCOURSEThe Crowning Point of the Prophecy. Cyrus and the Effects of his AppearanceIsaiah 45:01. THE DEEDS OF CYRUS. THEIR REASON AND AIMIsaiah 45:1-71 Thus saith the Lord to his anointed,To Cyrus, whose right hand I have 1holden,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;2 I will go before thee,And make the 2crooked places straight:I will break in pieces the gates of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-13

Jehovah’s Chosen Instrument Isaiah 45:1-13 Cyrus is one of the noblest figures in ancient history. His character became a model for the Greek youth in strength, simplicity, humanity, purity, and self-restraint. We have seen that Jehovah had assured His people that Jerusalem would be restored, Isaiah 44:26 . They probably expected a repetition of the Red Sea and the Exodus. But God does not repeat Himself; and their deliverance from captivity was to be achieved through the victories that made... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:1-25

The fifth of these messages of Jehovah is a charge to Cyrus. First of all, it utters to him the promises of God which are intended to be his strength in carrying out the divine purpose. These all emphasize the ability and activity of Jehovah. He next declares the purpose for which His servant is called and equipped. It is a twofold purpose. First, for Israel's sake; and, second, in order that the world may know that He alone is God. He then declares His power to be universal, and the charge... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 45:1-8

Cyrus Has Been Called In Order To Assist God’s Servant, His Chosen One (Isaiah 45:1-8 ). Isaiah 45:1 ‘Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, To Cyrus whose right hand I have held, To subdue nations before him, And I will ungird the loins of kings, To open the doors before him, And the gates will not be shut.’ God speaks of Cyrus as ‘His anointed’. That was a description usually reserved from a royal point of view for the Davidic house, but the idea of ‘anointing’ is regularly used for setting... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 45:1-25

YAHWEH IS ABOUT TO ACT SO AS TO ESTABLISH HIS PEOPLE AND PREPARE THE WAY FOR HIS SERVANT (Isaiah 44:24 to Isaiah 48:22 ). As with what has gone before it is necessary for us to determine the viewpoint from which we will see these narratives, and in order to do so we must put ourselves in the shoes of Isaiah. Chapters 1-39 were mainly behind him, Hezekiah was dead, and what lay before him was the future in terms of Manasseh’s reign. That reign had not had a promising beginning. Manasseh had... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 45:1-8

Isaiah 44:24 to Isaiah 45:8 . Yahweh’ s Commission to Cyrus.— Yahweh reminds Israel of His power as sole Creator of the universe. What He created He still controls, so that He falsifies the predictions deduced by the soothsayers from the omens, and makes the diviners look foolish, while He fulfils the predictions of His servants (read plural), the prophets. He it is who has decreed the restoration of Jerusalem, the Temple, and the cities of Judah. The hindrances are compared to a flood,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 45:1

His anointed, i.e. his king, whom God hath designed, and separated, and fitted, in all respects, for his work and service; in which and such-like respects divers persons are said to be anointed, who never had any material oil poured upon them, as the king of Tyrus, Ezekiel 28:14, and Christ, Isaiah 61:1, and Zerubbabel, Zechariah 4:14, and Christians, 2 Cop. 1:21; 1 John 2:27. And they are thus called by way of allusion to the practice of the Jews, whose kings were frequently anointed, 1 Samuel... read more