Isaiah 44:21-28
“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself.”
King James Version
God as Creator and Redeemer, who says of Cyrus he shall perform my pleasure, fulfilling the specific Cyrus prophecy.
Fulfillment References
Colossians 2:14 Isaiah 45:1
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions... return unto me; for I have redeemed thee' (v. 22). The LORD, the Redeemer who formed Israel from the womb, freely forgives — and even names Cyrus, the deliverer, generations before his birth (v. 28; cf. 45:1). The God who blots out sin and foretells history is the one God whose redemption is accomplished in the Lord Jesus, in whom our transgressions are blotted out (Col. 2:14).
JewishGod the Redeemer who forgives Israel's sins and, astonishingly, names Cyrus as His instrument to restore Jerusalem — His sole creative power and sovereignty over history.
CatholicGod's free forgiveness and sovereign control of history, fulfilled in the redemption and blotting-out of sins in Christ.
ProtestantThe blotting out of sins by the Redeemer, fulfilled in Christ (Col. 2:14); the naming of Cyrus a marvel of predictive prophecy.
AcademicThe Cyrus oracle (44:28; 45:1) is central to the dating debate over Isaiah; the forgiveness and creation language is classic Deutero-Isaiah.
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