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I. GOD STIRRED UP CYRUS TO DO A GREAT AND NECESSARY WORK.

II. CYRUS WAS A FITTING INSTRUMENT FOR THE GREAT WORK.

III. GOD HAS VARIOUS MEANS WHEREBY TO INCITE TO ACTION.

IV. THE DIVINE INCITEMENT TO THE NECESSARY WORK WAS AT A MOST OPPORTUNE TIME.

V. GOD TEACHES HIS INSTRUMENTS HOW AS WELL AS WHEN TO ACT.

VI. AS THE LORD STIRRED UP THE SPIRIT OF CYRUS, SO HE CAN STIR MEN NOW.

(F. Hastings.)

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KJV: Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

WEB: Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying,