The Cyrus analogy usually gets preached backward. Isaiah’s Cyrus wasn’t a model for Christians blessing a strongman. He was a Persian ruler God used for a specific historical purpose — and his policy was broad imperial tolerance, not religious nationalism.
The Cyrus analogy usually gets preached backward.
Isaiah’s Cyrus wasn’t a model for Christians blessing a strongman. He was a Persian ruler God used for a specific historical purpose — and his policy was broad imperial tolerance, not religious nationalism.
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