Gen 18:13 And the LORD said unto
Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh,
saying, Shall I of a surety bear a
child, which am old?
Gen 18:14 Is any thing too hard for
the LORD? At the time appointed I
will return unto thee, according to the
time of life, and Sarah shall have a
son.
1)God Used A Prisoner
2)God Used A Prince Of Egypt
3)God Used A Peasant
4)God Used A Persian King
5)God Used A Persecutor
6)God Used A Prophet
7)God Used A People
The Revival &The Stirring
2Ch 36:22 Now in the first year of Cyrus
king of Persia, that the word of the LORD
spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might
be accomplished, the LORD stirred up
the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that
he made a proclamation throughout all
his kingdom, and put it also in writing,
saying,
2Ch 36:23 Thus saith Cyrus king of
Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth
hath the LORD God of heaven given
me; and he hath charged me to build
him an house in Jerusalem, which is
in Judah. Who is there among you of
all his people? The LORD his God be
with him, and let him go up.
The Reminder of The Sureness
Isa 44:24 Thus saith the LORD, thy
redeemer, and he that formed thee
from the womb, I am the LORD that
maketh all things; that stretcheth
forth the heavens alone; that
spreadeth abroad the earth by
myself;
Isa 44:25 That frustrateth the
tokens of the liars, and maketh
diviners mad; that turneth wise
men backward, and maketh their
knowledge foolish;
Isa 44:26 That confirmeth the word
of his servant, and performeth the
counsel of his messengers; that saith
to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be
inhabited; and to the cities of Judah,
Ye shall be built, and I will raise up
the decayed places thereof:
Isa 44:27 That saith to the deep, Be
dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:
Isa 44:28 That saith of Cyrus, He is
my shepherd, and shall perform all
my pleasure: even saying to
Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to
the temple, Thy foundation shall be
laid.
The Decree of the King
Ezr 7:13 I make a decree, that
all they of the people of Israel,
and of his priests and Levites, in
my realm, which are minded of
their own freewill to go up to
Jerusalem, go with thee.
Ezr 7:16 And all the silver and gold
that thou canst find in all the province
of Babylon, with the freewill offering
of the people, and of the priests,
offering willingly for the house of
their God which is in Jerusalem:
The Readiness for The Struggle
Ezr 4:4 Then the people of the land
weakened the hands of the people of
Judah, and troubled them in building,
Ezr 4:5 And hired counsellors against
them, to frustrate their purpose, all the
days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until
the reign of Darius king of Persia.
Dan 10:12 Then said he unto me,
Fear not, Daniel: for from the first
day that thou didst set thine heart to
understand, and to chasten thyself
before thy God, thy words were
heard, and I am come for thy words.
Dan 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom
of Persia withstood me one and twenty
days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief
princes, came to help me; and I
remained there with the kings of Persia.
Dan 10:14 Now I am come to make thee
understand what shall befall thy people in
the latter days: for yet the vision is for
many days.
Dan 10:20 Then said he,
Knowest thou wherefore I come
unto thee? and now will I return
to fight with the prince of Persia:
and when I am gone forth, lo,
the prince of Grecia shall come.
Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against
powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against
spiritual wickedness in high
places.
The Reason is The Salvation
Isa 45:1 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 loins
of kings, to open before him the two
leaved gates; and the gates shall not
be shut;
Isa 45:2 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:
Isa 45:3 And I will give thee the
treasures of darkness, and hidden riches
of secret places, that thou mayest know
that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy
name, am the God of Israel.
Isa 45:4 For Jacob my servant's sake,
and Israel mine elect, I have even called
thee by thy name: I have surnamed
thee, though thou hast not known me.
Isa 45:5 I am the LORD, and there is
none else, there is no God beside me:
I girded thee, though thou hast not
known me:
Isa 45:6 That they may know from
the rising of the sun, and from the
west, that there is none beside me. I
am the LORD, and there is none else.
Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create
darkness: I make peace, and create evil:
I the LORD do all these things.
Isa 45:8 Drop down, ye heavens, from
above, and let the skies pour down
righteousness: let the earth open, and let
them bring forth salvation, and let
righteousness spring up together; I the
LORD have created it.
