Isaiah 46:12

"I call a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yes, I have spoken. I will also bring it to pass. I have planned. I will also do it."

Key Reflection

Isaiah 46:12 envisions the Lord calling upon Cyrus, king of Persia, who would come from a distant land to fulfill God's plans for delivering His people. This verse underscores divine sovereignty and the precise execution of God’s decrees, even when involving foreign rulers in His redemptive purposes.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Hearken unto me -This is designed to call the attention of the skeptical and unbelieving Jews to the important truth which he was delivering. Many among them might be disposed to say that the fulfillment was delayed, and he therefore calls upon them to attend particularly to his solemn declarations. Ye stout-hearted -The phrase ‘stout-hearted’ would naturally, denote those who were bold and courageous. But here it evidently means those whose hearts were strong against God; who nerved themselves to resist and oppose his plans and government; who were stubborn and rebellious.

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