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Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Isaiah 45:7

The Solar Eclipse March 14th, 1858 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "I form the light, and create darkness.' Isaiah 45:7 . We are all expecting to-morrow to witness one of the greatest sights in the universe the annular eclipse of the sun. It is possible that many of us shall have gone the way of all flesh before such a sight shall again be seen in this country and we are therefore looking for it with some degree of expectation. It is probable that hundreds and thousands of the human race will... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Isaiah 45:22

Three Sermons: Sovereignty and Salvation; Life for a Look; The Life-Look Sovereignty and Salvation A Sermon (No. 60) Delivered on Sabbath Morning, January 6, 1856, by the REV. C. H. Spurgeon At New Park Street Chapel, Southwark. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Look unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else." Isaiah 45:22 . SIX years ago to-day, as near as possible at this very hour of the day, I... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-25

Chapter 45Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings ( Isaiah 45:1 ),You remember I told you he prophesied that Nebuchadnezzar's knees will be smited together. "His loins were loose," the Bible says, "his knees smote one against another" ( Daniel 5:6 ). And God here predicted, "I'm going to loose the loins of the kings." It happened to be Belshazzar.to open before him the two-leaved gates; and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:1-25

Isaiah 45:1 . Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden; a figure of Christ, the anointed of the Father. This anointing equalled Cyrus with David. Before him God would loose the loins of kings by taking away their strength. In addition to what is said of the fall of Babylon, chap. 13, 14. and 21., and to what occurs in Jeremiah 51:0., we are here called to contemplate the character and conduct of Cyrus, a choice instrument which God drew from the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:1-6

Isaiah 45:1-6Thus saith the Lord to His anointedCyrusThe name of Cyrus is written Kuras in Babylonian cuneiform, Kurush in Old Persian.Ctesias stated on the authority of Parysatis, the wife of the Persian king Ochus, that her younger son was named Cyrus from the sun, as the Persians called the sun Kupos (Epit. Phot. 80; Plut. Artax. 1). In Zend, however, the sun is hware, which could not take the form Kupos in Old Persian, though in modern Persian it is khur, khir, and kher. The classical... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:4-5

Isaiah 45:4-5For Jacob My servant’s sakeGreat men the servants of GodIt appears from this prediction, taken in connection with its wonderful accomplishment, that God justly claims a sovereign right to make great men the instruments of executing His wise and benevolent designs.God claims a supreme right to the services of great men, in almost every page of His Word. How often do we hear Him saying of this, of that, and of the other great character, He is My servant! How often do we meet with... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:5

Isaiah 45:5I girded thee, though thou hast not known MeCyrus girded by GodThe contrast to “loose the loins of kings” (Isaiah 45:1).(Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.)The girdings of JehovahI. GOD’S PLAN, AS IT AFFECTS SOCIETY. 1. It is comprehensive, sweeping from age to age, threading millenniums, building its structure from the dust of earth’s earliest age to the emergence of the new heavens and earth at the close of time. But it is minute and particular. 2. He works through individuals. The story of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:6-13

Isaiah 45:6-13I am the Lord, and there is none elseThe beneficent sovereignty of GodThe key-thought to all the intricacies of the whole of this passage is that God is the absolute Author of all that exists and the infinite Supreme Ruler of all events; and the implied, though not expressed inference from this claim is, that He is to be absolutely trusted in the matter and manner of Israel’s redemption from Babylon.In the 7 th verse, the attitude which the prophet makes the Almighty assume is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:7

Isaiah 45:7I form the light, and create darknessEvil in the Old TestamentThere is no thought in the Old Testament of reducing all evil, moral and physical, to a single principle.Moral evil proceeds from the will of man, physical evil from the will of God, who sends it as the punishment of sin. The expression “create evil” implies nothing more than that. (Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.)Evil and GodCertainly evil as an act is not God’s immediate work, but the possibility of evil is, its self-punishment,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:8

Isaiah 45:8Drop down, ye heavensSalvation comes of man’s response to GodTo the eye of the seer the earth lies open to heaven as a wide corn-land over which the clouds of heaven hang, the air breathes, and the sun sheds sheets of light.Those clouds are big with righteousness, the special term used throughout this book of the faithfulness of Jehovah. At the call of prayer the skies pour down their precious treasure, and the earth opens every pore to receive the plentiful rain; presently every... read more

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