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I will go before you, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;
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God's Sovereign Providence
Commentators emphasize that God is not a passive observer but an active agent in history. He promises to go before Cyrus to remove all obstacles, making 'rough places smooth' and breaking 'gates of brass.' This illustrates God's absolute sovereignty, showing that no human or physical barrier can stand in the way of His divine plan, even when He uses a pagan king to accomplish it.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will go before you - To prepare the way for conquest, a proof that it is by the providence of God that the proud conquerors of th…
19th Century
Anglican
Make the crooked places straight. — More accurately, make the dwelling-places smooth — that is, remove all obstacles (com…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
And I will go before you. These two verses contain nothing new; but, in general, he shows that Cyrus will gain an easy and rapid…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight , &c.] Or, "level the hilly places" F3 ; as pionee…
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…
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