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Isaiah 45 — Sermon Preparation
Cyrus is named as the Lord's anointed to rebuild Jerusalem and release the exiles, so that all may know there is no other God. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 45, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 360 / 172
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 45 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּרָא | bârâʼ | H1254 | 6 | create, cut down |
| יָצַר | yâtsar | H3335 | 6 | mould, potter |
| יָשַׁע | yâshaʻ | H3467 | 5 | be open, wide |
| אֵל | ʼêl | H410 | 5 | strength, mighty |
| יָדַע | yâdaʻ | H3045 | 5 | know, seeing |
| אֶפֶס | ʼepheç | H657 | 3 | cessation, an end |
| חֹשֶׁךְ | chôshek | H2822 | 3 | dark, darkness |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 45, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“HIDDEN AND REVEALED Verily thou art a God that hidest Thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. . . . I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye Me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.'--ISAIAH xlv. 15, 19. The former of these verses expresses the thoughts of the prophet in contemplating the close of a great work of God's power which issues in the heathen's coming to Israel and acknowledging God. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 45:15–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Cush 1— Isa 45:14
- Egypt— Isa 45:14
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