tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504966.post1282589141436236808..comments2023-09-28T08:34:17.073-04:00Comments on Babbelog: Free MacArthur Book Contest!!!Virgil Hurthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16907545142128250137noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504966.post-13216479959060494692012-11-29T20:18:24.321-05:002012-11-29T20:18:24.321-05:00Most of the great heroes of the Bible are part of ...Most of the great heroes of the Bible are part of God’s covenant people. When a wicked king enslaves God’s people, God raises up a Moses, or Ehud, or Samson, or Gideon to free His people from captivity. However, there is one great exception to this pattern, Cyrus of Persia. Cyrus is the exception in that he is not only not one of God’s covenant people, but is in fact the leader of the greatest pagan empire in the world at the time. Cyrus is the only non-Jew in the Bible who is called the Lord’s shepherd (Isaiah 44:28) and the Lord’s messiah (Isaiah 45:1) Being a pagan king who is also a clear type of Christ makes Cyrus the Great the most unlikely hero in the Bible.Rick Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452333419811372713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7504966.post-73456534154325081862012-11-29T20:15:08.342-05:002012-11-29T20:15:08.342-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rick Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452333419811372713noreply@blogger.com