Thus says the Lord to his anointed – This is a direct address to Cyrus, though it was uttered not less than one hundred and fifty years befo…

To his anointed ... —The name is none other than the Messiah, the Christ, with which we are familiar. Here, and only here…

Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of king…

Thus says Jehovah. He pursues the subject which he had begun to handle. He shows that he did not promise deliverance to his people in vain…

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus
Cyrus is called the Lord's anointed, not because he was anointed with m…

Cyrus is called God's anointed; he was designed and qualified for his great service by the counsel of God. The gates of Babylon, which led to the r…

1. Thus says the Lord to my anointed. After strengthening them to firmly expect the divine promises, in this section, he begins to …