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Themes in Isaiah 45

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Themes in Isaiah 45

Isaiah 45:1 (show verse)

This is what the Lord says to His anointed, to Cyrus [king of Persia],
Whose right hand I have held
To subdue nations before him,
And I will ungird the loins of kings [disarming them];
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

Anointing » In consecration » Cyrus
Babylon » City of » Gates of
Call » To special religious duty » Cyrus
Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Gates » Double doors
Gates » Often two-leaved
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Comforts the jewish community with promises, exposes the folly of idolatry, and their future deliverance from captivity by cyrus
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Deliverance of the jews
Persia » Cyrus

Isaiah 45:2 (show verse)

“I will go before you and level the mountains;
I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.

Babylon » City of » Gates of
Brass » Articles made of » Gates
Brass » Made into » Gates
Call » To special religious duty » Cyrus
Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Gates » Made of » Brass
Gates » Fastened with bars of iron
Gates » Made of brass
Iron » Made into » Bars
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Comforts the jewish community with promises, exposes the folly of idolatry, and their future deliverance from captivity by cyrus
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Deliverance of the jews
Persia » Cyrus
Way provided » By removal of obstacles

Isaiah 45:3 (show verse)

“I will give you the treasures of darkness [the hoarded treasures]
And the hidden riches of secret places,
So that you may know that it is I,
The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you (Cyrus the Great) by your name.

Call » To special religious duty » Cyrus
Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Election » The elect of God
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Comforts the jewish community with promises, exposes the folly of idolatry, and their future deliverance from captivity by cyrus
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Deliverance of the jews
Persia » Cyrus

Isaiah 45:4 (show verse)

“For the sake of Jacob My servant,
And of Israel My chosen,
I have also called you by your name;
I have given you an honorable name
Though you have not known Me.

Call » To special religious duty » Cyrus
Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Election » The elect of God
Election » Of grace » Of israel
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Comforts the jewish community with promises, exposes the folly of idolatry, and their future deliverance from captivity by cyrus
Israel » Name given to God's chosen people
Medo-persian kingdom » Predictions respecting » Deliverance of the jews
Persia » Cyrus

Isaiah 45:5 (show verse)

“I am the Lord, and there is no one else;
There is no God except Me.
I will embrace and arm you, though you have not known Me,

Election » The elect of God
Election » Of israel
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Comforts the jewish community with promises, exposes the folly of idolatry, and their future deliverance from captivity by cyrus
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His works of creation and providence

Isaiah 45:6 (show verse)

That people may know from the rising to the setting of the sun [the world over]
That there is no one except Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other,

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
The sun » The jews » Expressed the whole earth by, from rising of, to setting of
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His works of creation and providence

Isaiah 45:7 (show verse)

The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing peace and creating disaster;
I am the Lord who does all these things.

Afflictions » God dispenses, as he will
Darkness » Created by God
Darkness » The lord creating darkness
Darkness » God creates
Evil » The lord creating evil
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Light » The lord being the creator of light
Light » Created
Light » Created by God
Nation » Peace given by God
Peace » God is the author of
The counselors of peace » The lord making peace
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His works of creation and providence

Isaiah 45:8 (show verse)

“Rain down, O heavens, from above,
Let the clouds pour down righteousness [all the blessings of God];
Let the earth open up, let salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it;
I, the Lord, have created it.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Righteousness » Promised to the church
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His works of creation and providence

Isaiah 45:9 (show verse)

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who quarrels with his Maker—
A [worthless] piece of broken pottery among other broken pieces [equally worthless]!
Shall the clay say to the potter, ‘What are you doing?’
Or does the thing say, ‘He has no hands’?

Clay » Figurative
Clay » Used by potter
Contention » Those that strive with their maker
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Man » A social being » As clay
Man » Called » The potsherd of the earth
Potsherd » Fragment of earthenware
Presumption » Warnings against
Reverence » For God

Isaiah 45:10 (show verse)

“Woe (judgment is coming) to him who says to a father, ‘What are you fathering?’
Or to a woman, ‘With what are you in labor?’”

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Reverence » For parents

Isaiah 45:11 (show verse)

For the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker says this,

“Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons,
And give Me orders concerning the work of My hands.

Condescension of God » Scriptures relating to
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Israel/jews » The lord being the creator of israel

Isaiah 45:12 (show verse)

“I made the earth and created man upon it.
My hands, stretched out the heavens,
And I commanded all their host.

Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Heavens » Creation of
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Man » Created » By God

Isaiah 45:13 (show verse)

“I have stirred up Cyrus and put him into action in righteousness [to accomplish My purpose]
And I will make all his ways smooth;
He will build My city and let My exiles go,
Without any payment or reward,” says the Lord of hosts.

Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Persia » Cyrus

Isaiah 45:14 (show verse)

For this is what the Lord says,

“The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush (ancient Ethiopia)
And the Sabeans, men of stature,
Will come over to you and they will be yours;
They will walk behind you, in chains [of subjection to you] they will come over,
And they will bow down before you;
They will make supplication to you, [humbly and earnestly] saying,

‘Most certainly God is with you, and there is no other,

No other God [besides Him].’”

Commerce » Carried on by » Ethiopians
Commerce » Ethiopians
Egypt » Prophecies against
Ethiopia » Prophecies concerning the conversion of
Ethiopia » Merchandise of
Exaltation » Of israel » Exalted to a high position when obedient a type of the true church
Exaltation » Israel » Exalted to a high position when obedient a type of the true church
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Israel » Called to separation » Exalted to a high position
Israel » Defence of in battle » Exaltation
Sabeans » Giants among

Isaiah 45:15 (show verse)

Truly, You are a God who hides Himself,
O God of Israel, Savior!

veiled Deity » God spoken of as hiding himself
God » Hand of » Hidden
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Jesus Christ » Names of » God of israel, the saviour

Isaiah 45:16 (show verse)

They will be put to shame and also humiliated, all of them;
They who make idols will go away together in humiliation.

Creation » Exhibits » God as the sole object of worship
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
The wicked » Confounded

Isaiah 45:17 (show verse)

Israel has been saved by the Lord
With an everlasting salvation;
You will not be put to shame or humiliated
for all eternity.

God's Promises » Of reward for spiritual service » Of salvation
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Salvation » Conditions of » Promised
Salvation » Of israel, predicted
Salvation » Described as » Eternal
Sinners » Conditions of » Promised

Isaiah 45:18 (show verse)

For the Lord, who created the heavens (He is God, who formed the earth and made it; He established it and did not create it to be a wasteland, but formed it to be inhabited) says this,

“I am the Lord, and there is no one else.

Creation » Exhibits » God as the sole object of worship
Earth » Design of
the Earth » Created to be inhabited
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Unity of God » Asserted by » God himself

Isaiah 45:19 (show verse)

“I have not spoken in secret,
In a corner of a land of darkness;
I did not say to the descendants of Jacob,
‘Seek Me in vain [with no benefit for yourselves].’
I, the Lord, speak righteousness [the truth—trustworthy, a straightforward correlation between deeds and words],
Declaring things that are upright.

Darkness » Illustrative of » Secrecy
Declaration » What the lord declares
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Purity » Of the scripture
Seeking God » Is never in vain
Speech/communication » What the lord speaks
The bible » Purpose » Purity of
Word » Preached » Purity of

Isaiah 45:20 (show verse)

“Assemble yourselves and come;
Come together, you survivors of the nations!
They are ignorant,
Who carry around their wooden idols [in religious processions or into battle]
And keep on praying to a god that cannot save them.

Carving » Idols manufactured by
Idolatry » Other customs of » Prayers to idols
Idolatry » They who practice » Look to idols for deliverance
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Graven images
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » gods that cannot save
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Knowledge » Who has no knowledge
Prayer » Those that pray to a God that cannot save
Salvation » What cannot save
Salvation » Sought in vain from » Idols
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Helpless

Isaiah 45:21 (show verse)

“Declare and present your defense of idols;
Indeed, let them consult together.
Who announced this [rise of Cyrus and his conquests] long before it happened?
Who declared it long ago?
Was it not I, the Lord?
And there is no other God besides Me,
A [consistently and uncompromisingly] just and righteous God and a Savior;
There is none except Me.

The atonement » Reconciles the justice and mercy of God
God » Plagues » Justice of
God » Is declared to be » Just
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Justice » Divine
God, Justice of » Is a part of his character
Prophecy » God is the author of
Salvation » Is by Christ alone
Time » Particular periods of, mentioned » The ancient time
Unity of God » Asserted by » God himself
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only saviour

Isaiah 45:22 (show verse)

“Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth;
For I am God, and there is no other.

Bowing » Everyone bowing before the lord
The call of God » Addressed to all
divine Call » For worship of God » Universal
Confession » Every tongue confessing the lord
God's Call » Examples of Leadership » Universality of
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Repentance » What it is
Salvation » Of the gentiles, predicted
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only saviour
Universal » Opportunity » Worship
Universal » Blessing, possible » Call
Worship » Song 1-8 unity in » Universal, the culmination of

Isaiah 45:23 (show verse)

“I have sworn [an oath] by Myself,
The word is gone out of My mouth in righteousness
And shall not return,
That to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear [allegiance].

Bowing » Everyone bowing before the lord
Confession » Every tongue confessing the lord
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Oath » Attributed to God
Universal » Opportunity » Worship
Worship » Song 1-8 unity in » Universal, the culmination of

Isaiah 45:24 (show verse)

“It shall be said of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’
To Him people will come,
And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Righteousness » Saints » Have in Christ
Righteousness imputed » Saints » Glory in having

Isaiah 45:25 (show verse)

“In the Lord all the offspring of Israel
Will be justified (declared free of guilt) and will glory [in God].”

Boasting » Boasting in God
Glory » Who shall glory
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Fortells the conversion of the gentiles and the triumph of the gospel
Justification » Who shall be justified
Justification before God » Promised in Christ
Righteousness imputed » Saints » Glory in having