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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE. CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT ABUNDANCE OF HIS TREASURES V. 1-3 THE LORD MADE HIM SUCCESSFUL V. 4-6 THE LORD IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD V. 7-8 DIVINE PROVIDENCE OF THE LORD V. 9-13 THE LORD IS THE ONLY SAVIOR V. 14-25 .

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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

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  1. ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE

  2. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT ABUNDANCE OF HIS TREASURES V. 1-3 THE LORD MADE HIM SUCCESSFUL V. 4-6 THE LORD IS THE ONLY TRUE GOD V. 7-8 DIVINE PROVIDENCE OF THE LORD V. 9-13 THE LORD IS THE ONLY SAVIOR V. 14-25

  3. READ: ISAIAH 45:1-3 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut: 2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.

  4. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)? 1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut: 2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel. HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO CYRUS? Thus says the LORD to His anointed To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held

  5. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO NEBUCHADNEZZAR? My servant READ: JEREMIAH 27:6-7 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant ; and the beasts of the field I have also given him to serve him. NKJV HOW DID THE LORD REFER TO CYRUS? He is My shepherd READ: ISAIAH 44:28 28 Who says of Cyrus, 'He is My shepherd, And he shall perform all My pleasure, Saying to Jerusalem, "You shall be built, "And to the temple, "Your foundation shall be laid."' NKJV

  6. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)? 1 "Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut: WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR CYRUS? subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings open before him the double doors So that the gates will not be shut

  7. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT CYRUS TO DO? READ: 2 CHRONICLES 36:22-23 22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 23 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up! NKJV

  8. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT CYRUS TO DO? READ: EZRA 1:1-4 END OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah.

  9. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT (559-530BC)? WHAT DID THE LORD WANT CYRUS TO DO? READ: EZRA 1:1-4 END OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY 3 Who is among you of all His people? May his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel (He is God), which is in Jerusalem. 4 And whoever is left in any place where he dwells, let the men of his place help him with silver and gold, with goods and livestock, besides the freewill offerings for the house of God which is in Jerusalem. NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:28 WHAT DID THE LORD WANT KING CYRUS TO DO? READ: EZRA 1:7-11 7 King Cyrus also brought out the articles of the house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from Jerusalem and put in the temple of his gods; 8 and Cyrus king of Persia brought them out by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah. 9 This is the number of them: thirty gold platters, one thousand silver platters, twenty-nine knives, 10 thirty gold basins, four hundred and ten silver basins of a similar kind, and one thousand other articles. 11 All the articles of gold and silver were five thousand four hundred. All these Sheshbazzar took with the captives who were brought from Babylon to Jerusalem. NKJV

  11. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JERUSALEM? READ: JEREMIAH 29:10-14 10 For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

  12. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JERUSALEM? READ: JEREMIAH 29:10-14 14 I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.

  13. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:28 WHAT DID THE ADVERSARIES SAY TO ZERUBBABEL? READ: EZRA 4:1-5 1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the descendants of the captivity were building the temple of the LORD God of Israel, 2 they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers' houses, and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.“

  14. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID ZERUBBABEL SAY TO THEM? READ: EZRA 4:3-5 3 But Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel said to them, "You may do nothing with us to build a house for our God; but we alone will build to the LORD God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.“ 4 Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building, 5 And hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. NKJV

  15. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID ZERUBBABEL WRITE TO DARIUS? READ: EZRA 5:13-17 13 However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued a decree to build this house of God. 14 Also, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple that was in Jerusalem and carried into the temple of Babylon — those King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. 15 And he said to him, 'Take these articles; go, carry them to the temple site that is in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site.‘

  16. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID ZERUBBABEL WRITE TO DARIUS? READ: EZRA 5:13-17 16 Then the same Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem; but from that time even until now it has been under construction, and it is not finished." 17 Now therefore, if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king's treasure house, which is there in Babylon, whether it is so that a decree was issued by King Cyrus to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send us his pleasure concerning this matter. NKJV

  17. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID DARIUS FIND IN THE ARCHIVES? READ: EZRA 6:1-5 THE DECREE OF DARIUS 1 Then King Darius issued a decree, and a search was made in the archives, where the treasures were stored in Babylon. 2 And at Achmetha, in the palace that is in the province of Media, a scroll was found, and in it a record was written thus:

  18. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID DARIUS FIND IN THE ARCHIVES? READ: EZRA 6:1-5 3 In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: "Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, 4 with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the expenses be paid from the king's treasury. 5 Also let the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God“ NKJV

  19. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT DID THE GOVERNORS OF JUDAH DO? READ: EZRA 6:13-16 13 Then Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions diligently did according to what King Darius had sent. 14 So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the command of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

  20. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHEN WAS THE TEMPLE FINISHED? READ: EZRA 6:13-16 15 Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. 16 Then the children of Israel, the priests and the Levites and the rest of the descendants of the captivity, celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy.

  21. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:28 WHAT KINGS DID DANIEL SERVE UNDER? NEBUCHADNEZZAR? BELSHAZZAR? CYRUS? DARIUS? READ: DANIEL 1:18-21 18 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said that they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 Then the king interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king. 21 Thus Daniel continued until the first year of King Cyrus. NKJV

  22. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 44:28 WHAT KINGS DID DANIEL SERVE UNDER? NEBUCHADNEZZAR? BELSHAZZAR? CYRUS? DARIUS? READ: DANIEL 5:29-31 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a chain of gold around his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom. 30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Chaldeans, was slain. 31 And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. NKJV READ: DANIEL 6:28 28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. NKJV

  23. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR CYRUS? I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron WHAT IS THE LORD ABLE TO DO? READ: PSALMS 147:12-13 13 For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you. NKJV READ: PSALMS 107:16 16 For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two. NKJV

  24. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR CYRUS? I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO JERUSALEM? WHY? READ: LAMENTATIONS 2:8-9 8 The LORD has purposed to destroy The wall of the daughter of Zion. He has stretched out a line; He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying; Therefore He has caused the rampart and wall to lament; They languished together. 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the nations; The Law is no more, And her prophets find no vision from the LORD. NKJV

  25. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR CYRUS? I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO BABYLON? READ: JEREMIAH 51:29-30 29 And the land will tremble and sorrow; For every purpose of the LORD shall be performed against Babylon, To make the land of Babylon a desolation without inhabitant. 30 The mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting, They have remained in their strongholds; Their might has failed, They became like women; They have burned her dwelling places, The bars of her gate are broken.

  26. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 2 'I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron. WHAT WILL THE LORD DO FOR CYRUS? I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron WHAT DID THE LORD DO TO NINEVEH? READ: NAHUM 3:12-13 12 All your strongholds are fig trees with ripened figs: If they are shaken, They fall into the mouth of the eater. 13 Surely, your people in your midst are women! The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies; Fire shall devour the bars of your gates. NKJV

  27. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel. WHAT WILL THE LORD GIVE TO CYRUS? I will give you the treasures of darkness WHAT DID NEBUCHADNEZZAR TAKE TO BABYLON? READ: 2 KINGS 24:13 13 And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king's house, and he cut in pieces all the articles of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said. NKJV

  28. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel. WHAT WILL THE LORD GIVE TO CYRUS? I will give you the treasures of darkness READ: EZRA 1:2 END OF THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY (2 CHRONICLES 36:22,23) 2 Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. NKJV

  29. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT WILL THE LORD GIVE TO CYRUS? I will give you the treasures of darkness READ: JEREMIAH 50:35-37 35 "A sword is against the Chaldeans," says the LORD, "Against the inhabitants of Babylon, And against her princes and her wise men. 36 A sword is against the soothsayers, and they will be fools. A sword is against her mighty men, and they will be dismayed. 37 A sword is against their horses, Against their chariots, And against all the mixed peoples who are in her midst; And they will become like women. A sword is against her treasures, and they will be robbed. NKJV

  30. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:1-3 WHAT WILL THE LORD GIVE TO CYRUS? I will give you the treasures of darkness WHAT WILL THE LORD DO TO BABYLON? WHY? READ: JEREMIAH 51:11-13 11 The LORD has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes. For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it, Because it is the vengeance of the LORD, The vengeance for His temple. 12 Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon; Make the guard strong, Set up the watchmen, Prepare the ambushes. For the LORD has both devised and done What He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon. 13 O you who dwell by many waters, Abundant in treasures, Your end has come, The measure of your covetousness. NKJV

  31. READ: ISAIAH 45:4 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me.

  32. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:4 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me. WHY DID THE LORD CHOOSE CYRUS? For Jacob My servant's sake And Israel My elect I have even called you by your name DID CYRUS KNOW THE LORD? I have named you though you have not known Me

  33. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:4 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me. 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, DID CYRUS KNOW THE LORD? I have named you, though you have not known Me WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE ATHENIANS? READ: ACTS 17:23 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: NKJV

  34. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:4 4 For Jacob My servant's sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me. 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, DID CYRUS KNOW THE LORD? I have named you, though you have not known Me WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE GALATIANS? READ: GALATIANS 4:8 8 But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods. NKJV

  35. READ: ISAIAH 45:5-7 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other; 7 I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things.'

  36. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:4-7 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CYRUS? I am the LORD and there is no other There is no God besides Me WHAT DID THE PSALMIST SAY ABOUT THE LORD? READ: PSALMS 18:31 31 For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? NKJV

  37. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:4-7 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CYRUS? I am the LORD and there is no other There is no God besides Me WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT MOSES? READ: DEUTERONOMY 32:12 12 So the LORD alone led him, And there was no foreign god with him. NKJV

  38. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:4-7 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 5 I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO CYRUS? I will gird you, though you have not known Me WHAT DID THE LORD DO FOR NEBUCHANEZZAR? READ: EZEKIEL 30:25 25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; they shall know that I am the LORD, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. NKJV

  39. DID CYRUS KNOW ABOUT THE CREATION? READ: GENESIS 1:1-5 THE HISTORY OF CREATION 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. 3 Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day. NKJV

  40. DID CYRUS KNOW WHAT GOD DID IN EGYPT? DID THE MEDES & PERSIANS KNOW ABOUT THIS? READ: EXODUS 10:21-23 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, darkness which may even be felt.“ 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward heaven, and there was thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days. 23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. NKJV

  41. READ: ISAIAH 45:8-10 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the LORD, have created it. 9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'? 10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'"

  42. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 CYRUS, GOD'S INSTRUMENT 8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the LORD, have created it. 9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'? 10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'" WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN? RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS?

  43. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN? RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: JOB 36:26-29 26 "Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him; Nor can the number of His years be discovered. 27 For He draws up drops of water, Which distill as rain from the mist, 28 Which the clouds drop down And pour abundantly on man. 29 Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of clouds, The thunder from His canopy? NKJV

  44. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN? RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: JOB 37:16 16 Do you know how the clouds are balanced, Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge? READ: JOB 38:34 34 "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, That an abundance of water may cover you? NKJV

  45. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN? RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: PSALMS 72:5-7 5 They shall fear You As long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the grass before mowing, Like showers that water the earth. 7 In His days the righteous shall flourish, And abundance of peace, Until the moon is no more. NKJV

  46. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN? RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: PSALMS 85:9-13 9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 12 Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase. 13 Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway. NKJV

  47. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 WHAT WILL THE LORD POUR DOWN FROM HEAVEN? RAIN? RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: HOSEA 10:12 12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you. READ: AMOS 5:23-24 23 Take away from Me the noise of your songs, For I will not hear the melody of your stringed instruments. 24 But let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream. NKJV

  48. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'? 10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'" WHO IS HIS MAKER? THE LORD? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO STRIVE WITH YOUR MAKER? WHAT DID JOB, NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND PAUL SAY ABOUT STRIVING WITH THE LORD?

  49. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 45:8-10 9 "Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him who forms it, 'What are you making? 'Or shall your handiwork say, 'He has no hands'? 10 Woe to him who says to his father, 'What are you begetting? 'Or to the woman, 'What have you brought forth?'" WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO STRIVE WITH YOUR MAKER? WHAT DID JOB SAY ABOUT THE LORD? READ: JOB 9:11-12 11 If He goes by me, I do not see Him; If He moves past, I do not perceive Him; 12 If He takes away, who can hinder Him? Who can say to Him, 'What are You doing?' NKJV

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