Prophesied by name

Isaiah 45 1Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;  -kjv 1“This is what the Lord says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I take hold of to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:  -niv 1The Lord says this to Cyrus, His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him and the gates will not be shut:  -hcsb Observations and comments:

1. King Cyrus was named in this prophecy of Isaiah 45:1. Isaiah was written around 700 BC and Cyrus the great came and had his victory over the Babylonians in 539 BC, around 160 years later. King Cyrus was used by God to liberate the Israelites from the Babylonians.

2. King Cyrus was also mentioned in Ezra. Isaiah was written a bit earlier than Ezra.

3. Daniel was reading the book of Jeremiah, so he was probably reading Isaiah.

4. Were Ezra and Daniel contemporaries? Ezra was slightly later than Daniel, maybe in the later days of Daniel's life as Ezra's time period and Daniel's time period overlap. Heard this over moody radio openline on Dec 5, 2015.

No longer an old testament Sabbath

Question: I wonder why with the reformation and the protestant movement, why did they not go all the way to changing the Sabbath to the correct day since we are standing on the word throughout the whole thing? Answer from Dr Michael Rydelnik: Are we still under the Torah, the Pentateuch, the law of Moses today? The answer is yes and no. The yes part is it is God's word, it is authoritative in our lives and we need to read the laws of the Torah as wisdom. On the other hand, the law of Moses is not the constitution that we live under. The bible says that when the Messiah came, he render the law of Moses inoperative. That's Ephesians 2: 14-15. The idea is that we are not under the old testament operating system but under the new covenant. It says in 2 Corinthians 3 that God render inoperative the laws engraved in stones. That's the ten commandments. Why do we observe nine of the ten commandments? That's because nine of them are repeated in the new testaments. The only commandment not repeated is the Sabbath commandment. Romans 14 suggests that one man may honor one day above the rest and another might treat all days as the same. This suggest that we take the wisdom principle of resting at least one day of the week. The Sabbath thus does not have to rest on a Saturday. The new covenant just dropped the law of the Sabbath because Exodus 31 says the Sabbath is the sign of the Mosaic Law and it is because we are under the new covenant, the Sabbath under the Mosaic law is not repeated. Ephesians 2 14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;  -kjv Romans 14 5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.  -kjv Exodus 31 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days theLord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.  -kjv This question was asked on moody radio openline on Nov 14, 2015.

The virgin birth predicted

Isaiah 7 13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.  -kjv 13 Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,  -niv 13 Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God? 14 Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel. 15 By the time he learns to reject what is bad and choose what is good, he will be eating butter and honey.  -hcsb Observations and comments:

1. The opinion of some people is that Isaiah 7:14 says that only a young woman will bear a son. The hebrew word used here is almah. Every usage of the word "almah" in the hebrew bible and not one you can find a description of a young woman who is sexually active when she is called an "almah". So every time you see the word "almah", you will associate it with a young woman who is a virgin. So the word "almah" has a specific meaning of a young woman who is sexually pure. Heard this from moody radio chicago openline on Nov 14, 2015.