Isa 45:4 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : God did all this for the sake of his people. For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name (Isaiah 45:4). God chose Cyrus and made him great so that he would set Israel free. It was not because of Cyrus’s own merit or goodness, but for God’s own purposes and his love for his people.

‏ Isaiah 45:4

v. 4: God did all this for the sake of his people. For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name (Isaiah 45:4). God chose Cyrus and made him great so that he would set Israel free. It was not because of Cyrus’s own merit or goodness, but for God’s own purposes and his love for his people.