The Cyrus prophesy is one of the most remarkable and detailed of all prophetic utterances. In it, God shows his absolute control over history and his perfect knowledge of the future.
Arminianism and hyper-Calvinism are two systems of thought that fail to deal adequately with a Sovereign God who works through means.
Working with Isaiah 45, this sermon seeks to glorify God by demonstrating how this absolute rule over history was worked out in Cyrus. God predestines all that comes to pass and knows the future exhaustively because of his mighty omnipotence. Yet, God is not the "author of evil" because he uses means to accomplish his purposes.
But more than even these things, through Cyrus, God displays his glory by showing us a type of Christ who will eventually come and save all of his people from their sins.
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Doug Van Dorn is the founding pastor of Reformed Baptist Church of Northern Colorado. He is a graduate of Denver Seminary, and he and his wife, Janelle, are proud parents of two daughters.