Isaiah 45:14

"I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward,” says the LORD of Armies."

Key Reflection

This passage speaks of God raising up Cyrus in righteousness to accomplish His purposes. Through Cyrus, God will straighten and fulfill His plans, including rebuilding Jerusalem and freeing exiles without expecting payment or reward, demonstrating God's sovereignty and faithfulness.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Thus saith the Lord -This verse is designed to denote the favors which in subsequent times would be conferred on Jerusalem, the city whichIsaiah 45:13was to be rebuilt. It bas reference, according to Lowth, to the conversion of the Gentiles, and their admission into the church of God. Grotius, however, understands it as addressed to Cyrus, and as meaning that, because he had released the Jews without reward, therefore God would give him the wealth of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sabaea, and that those nations should be subject to him. But in this opinion probably he stands alone, and the objections to it are so obvious that they need not be specified.

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