Verses 11-13
11-13. Ask me of things concerning my sons Very differently ought the true Israelite to do. He should ask the Maker of all what is to be the outcome of things in Israel at a time when they seem bordering upon ruin.
I… made the earth, and… man Is it unsafe to leave desperate affairs in his hands? No human workmanship can say of Him that made it, He has no hands. Much of this kind of rebuke can be detected in Isaiah 40:12; Isaiah 40:21; Isaiah 40:28; Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 45:18; Isaiah 48:13.
Have raised him up That is, Cyrus.
In righteousness “In” is expressive of element in which, hence, causal. Rightness, on the whole, and from all considerations, has determined the choosing of Cyrus as a leader subordinate with God in setting Israel back into Jerusalem and Zion.
Not for price nor reward Here is God’s word for it, that Cyrus was not moved to co-act with God in relation to Israel from selfish motives. With character like this, Cyrus was worthy to be God’s servant. Add to the reinstating of Israel in Judea, that he restored the treasures and the golden vessels to the temple, which also he helped to rebuild. Shall a true Israelite complain of God?
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