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Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Yahweh has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Yahweh, the vengeance of his temple.
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God Directs World Leaders
The verse states that God "stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes." Commentators like John Calvin and John Gill emphasize this is not a passive event. God actively influences the minds, will, and courage of earthly rulers to accomplish His divine purposes. This demonstrates God's absolute sovereignty over the affairs of nations and the course of history.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Make bright - Rather, Sharpen.
The Medes (Genesis 10:2) were a branch of the great Indo-European family, who as conqueror…
19th Century
Anglican
Make bright the arrows. — Better, Sharpen, the “polishing” or “making bright” being the means to that end.
16th Century
Protestant
These words might have been addressed to the Medes as well as to the Babylonians. If the latter meaning is accepted, that is, that the Prophet addr…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Make bright the arrows Which were covered with rust; scour them of it; anoint them with oil, as armour were accustom…
The particulars of this prophecy are dispersed and interwoven, and the same themes are left and then returned to. Babylon is abundant in treasures,…
