Isa 45:8

“Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the LORD, have created it.

Well, that is encouraging.
Righteousness being poured forth from heaven.
The earth receiving righteousness.
Salvation bearing the fruit thereof.
The Lord has created and done it.

Wonderful!
Exciting!

But, what is the context?
What is being said/addressed?

Read the fuller context.

Let me explain at the beginning.

The Lord is prophesying through Isaiah of one who will be named Cyrus…some 150 years before Cyrus’ time!

He would be anointed of the Lord.

Read what Cyrus would do.

Note what we learn about the Lord.

Isa 45:1

Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken by the right hand,
To subdue nations before him
And to loose the loins of kings;
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:

“I will go before you and make the rough places smooth;
I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

“I will give you the treasures of darkness
And hidden wealth of secret places,
So that you may know that it is I,
The LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

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

“I am the LORD, and there is no other;
Besides Me there is no God.
I will gird you, though you have not known Me;

That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun
That there is no one besides Me.
I am the LORD, and there is no other,

The One forming light and creating darkness,
Causing well-being and creating calamity;
I am the LORD who does all these.

“Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the LORD, have created it.

The Lord would guide Cyrus, even though Cyrus did not know Him.
He would guide him by the hand.
He would subdue nations.
Cyrus would be given the treasures of darkness, the hidden wealth of secret place.
Hummm…
So, that he would know that God is the Lord of Israel.

The Lord is doing this for the sake of His servant/chosen one Israel.

Cyrus would be the king that would release the children of Israel from their captivity in Babylon.

What did we see of God?

We will look closer the next time…

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