Isa 41:2-3 | TNotes | STEP | 41:2 This king from the east was Cyrus, the Persian king who conquered Babylon in 539 BC and permitted the Jews to return to their land and rebuild Jerusalem (538 BC ; Ezra 1:1-4 ). Isaiah’s prophecies about Cyrus (see Isa 44:28–45:13 ; 48:14-15 ) encouraged Israel to look to the Lord as sovereign over all of human history, including the actions of great kings. • Who gives this man victory over many nations? As victorious as the conquering Cyrus was, he was still subject to the Lord.

bEzra 1:1-4►

cIsa 44:28–45:13►

d48:14-15►

‏ Isaiah 41:2-3

41:2 ^a This king from the east was Cyrus, the Persian king who conquered Babylon in 539 BC and permitted the Jews to return to their land and rebuild Jerusalem (538 BC; Ezra 1:1-4 ^b). Isaiah’s prophecies about Cyrus (see Isa 44:28–45:13 ^c; 48:14-15 ^d) encouraged Israel to look to the Lord as sovereign over all of human history, including the actions of great kings.

• Who gives this man victory over many nations? As victorious as the conquering Cyrus was, he was still subject to the Lord.