Isaiah 45:2

Acts 1:15; Isaiah 13:4-17; Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 42:16; Luke 3:5; Psalms 107:16

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 45:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will go before thee - To prepare the way for conquest, a proof that it is by the providence of God that the proud conquerors of the earth are e...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

I will go before thee, and make the (d) crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut asunder the bars of iron: (d) I...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 44:24 to Isaiah 45:8 . Yahweh's Commission to Cyrus. Yahweh reminds Israel of His power as sole Creator of the universe. What He created...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

straight . level. break in pieces . shiver. gates of brass. Herodotus (i. 180) tells us that the gates leading to the river were of brass. cu...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. and 3. I will go before thee. These two verses contain nothing new; but, in general, he shews that Cyrus will gain an easy and rapid vic...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: The crook...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thus saith the Lord— See ch. Isaiah 41:2-3 . Cyrus is called the Lord's anointed; that is to say, appointed by the divine counsel to perform God...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: I...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Meaning of the Conquests of Cyrus 1-13. The conquests of Cyrus are ordained by Jehovah for His purposes. Let not Israel Criticise the manner o...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Crooked.. straight] RV 'rugged.. plain.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Make the crooked places straight. — Better, make the dwelling-places smooth — i.e., remove all obstacles (comp. 40:4, 42:16).
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 CHAPTER IX FOUR POINTS OF A TRUE RELIGION Isaiah 43:1...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jehovah's Chosen Instrument Isaiah 45:1-13 Cyrus is one of the noblest figures in ancient history. His character became a model for the Greek y...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The fifth of these messages of Jehovah is a charge to Cyrus. First of all, it utters to him the promises of God which are intended to be his strength...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a most remarkable portion of the holy scripture, and very highly merits our attention. The Lord here speaks of a man, and a stranger too, not...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight ,.... Or, "level the hilly places" c; as pioneers do. The sense is, that he would remove...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: Ver. 2....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will go before thee To remove all obstructions, and prepare the way for thee. “The divine protection which attended Cyrus, and rendered his exped...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prophecies Concerning Cyrus. B. C. 708. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I will go before thee, to remove all obstructions, and to prepare the way for thee, as it follows. I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Cyrus Has Been Called In Order To Assist God's Servant, His Chosen One ( Isaiah 45:1-8 ). Isaiah 45:1 ‘Thus says Yahweh to his anointed, To Cy...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CROOKED PLACES MADE STRAIGHT Isaiah 45:2 . I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight . Man must go; the only question is— How...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Isaiah 45:2 I. Man must go. Each man is accomplishing a journey, going through a process. The only question is How? Man may go, either with God or...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 45:1-4 . 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 l...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

While we are reading this chapter, and thinking of Cyrus, the Lord's anointed deliverer for Israel, let us not forget the greater Deliverer of whom t...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The first paragraph concerns Cyrus, and the great work for which God raised him up. Isaiah 45:1-4 . Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 45:1 . Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden; a figure of Christ, the anointed of the Father. This...
The Biblical Illustrator

Thus saith the Lord to His anointed Cyrus The name of Cyrus is written Kuras in Babylonian cuneiform, Kurush in Old Persian. Ctesias stated on...
The Biblical Illustrator

I will go before thee God going before Man must go. Each man is accomplishing a journey, going through a process. The only question is, How? M...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 45:1-23 GOD 'S WILL CONCERNING HIM ANNOUNCED TO CYRUS . This direct address of God to a heathen king is witho...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Deliverance by Cyrus a Proof of Jehovah's Power
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I will go before thee and make the crooked places straight, removing all obstructions and hindrances; I will break in pieces the gates of brass and...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Go — To remove all obstructions, to destroy all them that oppose thee, and carry thee through the greatest difficulties.

² I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:

Related Commentaries of Isaiah 45:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 45:2