Matthew Poole and continuators on Isaiah 44:28

28. That saith of Cyrus , He is my shepherd , and shall perform all my pleasure , even saying to Ierusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the Temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Whom God here designeth by his proper Name, Two Hundred Years before he was born, that this might be an undeniable Evidence of the certainty and exactness of God's fore-knowledge, and a convincing Argument, and so most fit to Conclude this Dispute between God and Idols.

Him I will set up to be the Shepherd of my People, to Rescue them from Wolves or Tyrants, to gather them together, to Rule them gently, and to provide comfortably for them.

All that I command him to do, even to give leave and order, for the rebuilding of the City and Temple of Ierusalem, as it here follows.

Marginal references: 2 Chr. 36. 22, 23. Ezra 1. 1. &c. Chap. 45. 13.