Isaiah, 45

1. Thus says the Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I hold, so that I may subjugate the nations before his face, and I may turn the backs of kings, and I may open the doors before him, and so that the gates will not be shut.

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Isaiah 45 talks about God's sovereignty and how he is able to use people and nations to fulfill his purposes. Below are five verses from other Bible books that are related to the topics covered in Isaiah 45.

Psalm 24:1: "From the Lord is the earth and all that exists in it, the world and those who live in it." This verse emphasizes God's sovereignty over all creation, a theme similar to that found in Isaiah 45.

Acts 17:26: "One only made all peoples, that they may populate the whole earth, having determined the previously established times and the exact places in which they should dwell." This verse emphasizes how God is able to use nations and peoples to fulfill His purposes, a theme present in Isaiah 45.

Romans 11:33-34: "O depth of the richness of wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unstopable are your judgments and unscructable your ways! Who knew the mind of the Lord? Or who has become your counselor?" This verse emphasizes God's wisdom and knowledgeable knowledge, a theme similar to that found in Isaiah 45.

1 Corinthians 1:27: "But God has chosen what to the world is foolishness to embarrass the wise, and chose what to the world is weakness to embarrass what is strong." This verse emphasizes how God uses things that are considered weak or foolish around the world to fulfill His purposes, a theme present in Isaiah 45.

Philippians 2:9-11: "Therefore God exalted him to the highest position and gave him the name that is above all name, that the name of Jesus folds every knee in heaven, on earth and under the earth, and every language confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord to the glory of God the Father. " This verse emphasizes the sovereignty and exaltation of Jesus Christ, a theme similar to that found in Isaiah 45, where God chooses Cyrus to fulfill his purposes.