Isa 41:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : God asks the nations who has raised up a righteous man from the east. This could mean Abraham, who God called out of an idolatrous country to serve him, or it could point to Cyrus, who would later deliver Israel. God led Abraham and gave him victory over nations (Genesis 12:2; Genesis 15:7 ), just as he would raise up Cyrus in the future (Isaiah 45:13 ). Both examples show God’s control over history and his power to choose and use leaders.

‏ Isaiah 41:2

v. 2: God asks the nations who has raised up a righteous man from the east. This could mean Abraham, who God called out of an idolatrous country to serve him, or it could point to Cyrus, who would later deliver Israel. God led Abraham and gave him victory over nations (Genesis 12:2; Genesis 15:7 ^a), just as he would raise up Cyrus in the future (Isaiah 45:13 ^b). Both examples show God’s control over history and his power to choose and use leaders.