Ésaïe 45:5-6 BDS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 45:5-10

God here asserts his sole and sovereign dominion, as that which he designed to prove and manifest to the world in all the great things he did for Cyrus and by him. Observe, I. How this doctrine is here laid down concerning the sovereignty of the great Jehovah, in two things:?1. That he is God alone, and there is no God besides him. This is here inculcated as a fundamental truth, which, if it were firmly believed, would abolish idolatry out of the world. With what an awful, commanding, air of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:5

I am the Lord, and there is none else ,.... Whom thou, O Cyrus, for the words are directed to him, ought to own, serve, and worship: there is no God besides me ; in heaven or earth, in any of the countries conquered by thee, and thou rulest over; for though there were gods and lords many, so called, these were only nominal fictitious deities; not gods by nature, as he was; of which the following, as well as what is before said, is a proof: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:6

That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west ,.... That all the inhabitants of the world, from east to west, which takes in the habitable part of the world, that from north to south not being entirely so; that all within this compass, by hearing what great things God did by Cyrus, and for his people, might know, own, and acknowledge, that there is none besides me: I am the Lord, and there is none else ; or, "besides me there is nothing" F12 ואין עוד "quod... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-5

The unfelt hand on the human heart. Of this passage the most striking and inviting words are those in the fourth and fifth verses: "I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me;" "I girded thee, though thou hast not known me." But while these sentences furnish the theme of consideration, the other part of the passage suggests three particular things in which the prophetic word was fulfilled. 1 . The opening of the gates of brass ( Isaiah 45:1 ), fulfilled during the capture of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-7

GOD 'S WILL CONCERNING HIM ANNOUNCED TO CYRUS . This direct address of God to a heathen king is without a parallel in Scripture. Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, Abimelech, were warned through dreams. Nebuchadnezzar was even promised Divine aid ( Ezekiel 30:24 , Ezekiel 30:25 ). But no heathen monarch had previously been personally addressed by God, much less called "his anointed," and spoken to by his name ( Isaiah 45:4 ). Three motives are mentioned for this special favour... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-8

Cyrus the anointed of Jehovah. I. THE REASON OF THE DIVINE FAVOR TO CYRUS . Cyrus is the only king out of Israel who bears the title of Jehovah's anointed. He is solemnly set apart as an instrument to perform an important public service in the cause of Jehovah. It does not necessarily imply the piety of Cyrus. For the purposes of Jehovah he is upheld, "grasped by the right hand," that he may subdue nations before him—from the Euxine to Egypt, from the Indian Ocean to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:4-5

The Divine surnaming. "I that call thee by thy name." "I have titled thee" (Cheyne's translation). Some think the reference is to the name Cyrus, or Koresh, regarded as a new title for one who was originally known as Agradates." Others, with more probability, think the reference is to the honourable epithets, "my shepherd," "my anointed." Our knowledge of Cyrus has been modified, in some very important particulars, by recent discoveries of Babylonian inscriptions. Professor Sayce is of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:5

I girded thee . As God "loosed the loins" of Cyrus's adversaries ( Isaiah 45:1 ), to weaken them, so he "girded" those of Cyrus, to give him strength (comp. Psalms 18:32 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:5

God in our past life. "I girded thee, though thou hast not known me." When the soul of man is renewed, and his rebellion against God ceases, wonderment often arises in the heart that life has not been altogether a ruin. So many times we have been near the precipice; the crumbling stones fell down into the plain; our feet well-nigh slipped. Here is the open secret. I. UNCONSCIOUS HELP . "I girded thee." We have not seen a face nor even heard a voice, but an invisible arm has been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:6

That they may know from the rising of the sun . Here we have the third motive of the Divine action respecting Cyrus. The attention of all the world from the extreme east to the extreme west, would be drawn by the wonderful occurrences. Jehovah's hand in them would be perceived, and his sole Godhead would obtain acknowledgment. An impulse was doubtless given to monotheism by the victories of Cyrus and the favour which he showed the Jews; but it cannot be said to have been very marked.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 45:5-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:6

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