k'ur'us.khsâya thiya.hakhâmanisiya, i.e., I am Kuru the king of the Achaemenides. l. 33. c. 3. As we have תּוּשׁב and not תּוּשׁבי, we must adopt the rendering habitetur and oedificentur, with which the continuation of the latter et vastata ejus erigam agrees. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. For a description of this commerce, see an article in the Bib. 1 Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him, and strip kings of their armor; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: 2 … Hist. 33. 3.) Ant. Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible. 3 See James B. Pritchard, Ancient Near Eastern Texts, 3rd ed. The treasures which Cyrus obtained in his conquests are known to have been immense. F7 Nat. If the traveler takes the dimensions of a building or a column, they are persuaded it is a magical proceeding.' of Great quantities of gold were used in Babylon. Hist. Xenophon F8 makes mention of great riches and treasures which Cyrus received from Armenius, Gobryas, and Croesus: that thou mayest know that I the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel; to call him by name two hundred years, or near it, before he was born, was a proof that he was God omniscient, and knew things before they were, and could call things that were not, as though they were; and this Cyrus was made acquainted with; for, as Josephus. that thou mayest know that I the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel; to call him by name two hundred years, or near it, before he was born, was a proof that he was God omniscient, and knew things before they were, and could call things that were not, as though they were; and this Cyrus was made acquainted with; for, as Josephus (i) says, he read this prophecy in Isaiah concerning him; and all this being exactly fulfilled in him, obliged him to acknowledge him the Lord, to be the Lord God of heaven, and the Lord God of Israel, Ezra 1:2. 428, 429. vii. Lond. Thus, at Surat, when Siragi came thither, there were people who, with a stick striking on the ground or against walls, found out those that had been hollowed or dug up, and ordered such places to be opened." (Note: See the engraving of this tomb of Cyrus, which is now called the "Tomb of Solomon's mother," in Vaux's Nineveh and Persepolis (p. 345). It is sculptured out of an enormous block of freestone, and is one of the most splendid remains of antiquity. They were of high repute in the times of Cyrus; whose tomb at Pasargada was adorned with them (Arrian, Exped. (f) Vide Abendana in Miclol Yophi in Ioc. pp. which call … thy name—so long before designate thee by name (Isa 43:1). The point to be made known was not that he was the God of Israel, but that the God of Israel was Yahweh the true God. Cyr. All rights reserved. 4 The NRSV’s “woe” is a good translation of the Hebrew ra’ here. "Who brings to nought (mēphēr, opp. 10.) (g) Nat. Hence, whenever they pass through the ravine, they stop for a moment, charge their guns, aim at the urn, and endeavor by firing at it, to break off some fragments, with a view to demolish it altogether, and get at the treasure which it is supposed to contain.' The Treasures of Darkness. Which call thee by thy name - (See the notes at Isaiah 43:1). Babylon was the center of an immense traffic that was carried on between the eastern parts of Asia and the western parts of Asia and Europe. ISAIAH 45:1-3.THUS SAYS YAHWEH TO HIS ANOINTED, TO CYRUS. Babylonian garments, it will be remembered, of great value, had made their way to Palestine in the time of Joshua Jos 7:21. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. 183) informs us that the Chaldeans used a thousand talents of frankincense annually in the temple of Jupiter. That thou mayest know that I, who so long before designated thee by name, am the true God. And I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, which call you by your name, am the God of Israel. And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest, that thou mayest know that I Jehovah am He that calleth thee by name, I will give thee the treasures of darkness, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The vast image of gold erected by Nebuchadnezzar in the plain of Dura is proof enough of this fact. (e) Not that Cyrus knew God to worship him correctly, but he had a certain particular knowledge as profane men may have of his power, and so was compelled to deliver God's people. (i) Antiqu. Laborde, in his account of a visit to Petra, or Sela, has given an account of a splendid temple cut in the solid rock, which is called the Khasne, or 'treasury of Pharaoh.' Hist. According to Ctesias and others, the name of Cyrus signifies the sun.But all that can really be affirmed is, that it sounds like the name of the sun. Sardis, the capital of Croesus, king of Lydia, the most wealthy monarch of his time, was, according to Herodotus (i. Copyright © 2020, Bible Study Tools. (Laborde's Sinai and Petra, p. 170. Salem Media Group. FOOTNOTES: F9 says, he read this prophecy in Isaiah concerning him; and all this being exactly fulfilled in him, obliged him to acknowledge him the Lord, to be the Lord God of heaven, and the Lord God of Israel, ( Ezra 1:2 Ezra 1:3) . 191). This he would learn because he would see that he owed it to heaven (see the note at Isaiah 45:2); and because the prediction which God had made of his success would convince him that he was the true and only God. Their reply was, "Of course you will not dare to take it out before us, but we know that if you are a skillful magician you will order it to follow you through the air to whatever place you please." But, unhappily, being out of their reach, it has only served the more to kindle their desires. PPT 2, 3 Text: Isaiah 45:1-3 Isa 45:1 Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed, Whom I have taken by the right hand, To subdue nations before him, And to loose the loins of kings; To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut: that thou mayest know—namely, not merely that He was "the God of Israel," but that He was Jehovah, the true God. But in the complex view of the prophet, the possibility of the conqueror's crossing involved the possibility or the exiles' departing from the prison of the imperial city, which was surrounded by a natural and artificial line of waters (Isaiah 11:15). The gates of Babylon which led to the river, were left open the night that Cyrus marched his army into the empty channel. Ezr 1:1, 2 shows that the correspondence of the event with the prediction had the desired effect on Cyrus. Among the various contradictions that agitate the human breast, this appears to be a remarkable one; they firmly believe the power of magicians to discover bidden treasures, and yet they continue to hide them. i. xi.