...Cyrus the Lord saith, "he is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure" (Isai. xliv. 28) ; and " thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him. .For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name ; I have surnamed...

...saying to Jerusalem, Thou shall be built ; and to the temple, Thy foundations shall be laid." (ver. 28.) "Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...two-leaved gates ; and the gates shall not be shut .... I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways : he shall build my city, and he...

...even saying to Jerusalem, thou shall be built ; and to the temple, thy foundations shall be laid ; thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...him the two-leaved gates, and the gates shall not be ihvt ; I will go before thee, Sfc." , What audacity of church and priestly ignorance it is to imposo...

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...wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. xliv. 1. Thus sailh the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have hold™, to subdue nations before him. Ch. xliv. 28. 2 Chron. xxxvi. 2. Ezra i. 1 to 7. Jcr. xxi. 4....

...laid. CHAP. XLV. Cod ci'Ui lit Cyrus for hit church'* take. \. HHHUS saith die LORD to his anointA ed, Amen : the LORD God of my lord the king say so too....make his throne greater than the throne of my lord : 2. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates...

...of the captivity of the Jews, for whose sake he was called, had expired, Cyrus was their deliverer. Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose...hand I have holden, to SUBDUE NATIONS before him. Cyrus, commencing his career with a small army of Persians, not only succeeded to the kingdom of the...

...their ministry. We may apply to Alexander, the words which God spake concerning Cyrus in Isaiah.* " Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations...and make the crooked places straight; I will break m pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron. And I will give thee the treasures...

...to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid. CHAPTER XLV. 1. Thus saith the Lord to his annointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue...two-leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut: 2. I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of...

...built,' and to the Temple, 'your foundation shall be laid.'" Then we read in Chapter 45:1-6: "Thus says the Lord to His anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him and loose the armor of kings, to open before him the double doors."...