- kings:
- Cyrus, Darius, Artaxerxes, and other Persian monarchs, as well as Alexander the Great, and his successors, particularly Demetrius, conferred many privileges and immunities on the Jewish people, and were munificent benefactors to their temple. But the prophecy was more remarkably and fully fulfilled in the favour which Constantine the Great, and other Christian princes and princesses from his time to the present day, have shewn to the church of Christ; though it cannot be disputed, that the grand and signal accomplishment of these predictions is yet future. "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª the Redeemerª° of Israel,ª [and] his Holy One,ª to him whom manª despiseth,ª to him whom the nationª abhorreth,ª° to a servantª of rulers,ª° Kingsª shall seeª° and arise,ª° princesª also shall worship,ª° because of¹ the LORDª that¹ is faithful,ª° [and] the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª and he shall chooseª° thee." {Isa 49:7} + "So¹ shall he sprinkleª° manyª nations;ª the kingsª shall shutª° their mouthsª at¹ him: for¹ [that] which¹ had not¹ been toldª° them shall they see;ª° and [that] which¹ they had not¹ heardª° shall they consider.ª°" {Isa 52:15} + "And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:3} + "And the sonsª of strangersª shall build upª° thy walls,ª and their kingsª shall ministerª° unto thee: for¹ in my wrathª I smoteª° thee, but in my favourª have I had mercyª° on thee. ... Therefore thy gatesª shall be openª° continually;ª they shall not¹ be shutª° dayª nor night;ª that [men] may bringª° unto¹ thee the forcesª of the Gentiles,ª and [that] their kingsª [may be] brought.ª°" {Isa 60:10-11} + "Thou shalt also suckª° the milkª of the Gentiles,ª and shalt suckª° the breastª of kings:ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª [am] thy Saviourª° and thy Redeemer,ª° the mighty Oneª of Jacob.ª" {Isa 60:16} + "And the Gentilesª shall seeª° thy righteousness,ª and all¹ kingsª thy glory:ª and thou shalt be calledª° by a newª name,²°¹ which¹ the mouthª of the LORDª shall name.²¹" {Isa 62:2} + "Thus¹ saithª° Cyrusª kingª of Persia,ª The LORDª Godª of heavenª hath givenª° me all¹ the kingdomsª of the earth;ª and he¹ hath chargedª°¹ me to buildª° him an houseª at Jerusalem,ª which¹ [is] in Judah.ª ... And whosoever¹ remainethª° in any¹¹ placeª where¹ he¹ sojourneth,ª° let the men²¹ of his placeª helpª° him with silver,ª and with gold,ª and with goods,ª and with beasts,ª beside¹ the freewill offeringª for the houseª of Godª that¹ [is] in Jerusalem.ª" {Ezr 1:2-4} + "Let the workª of thisª houseª of Godª alone;ª° let the governorª of the Jewsª and the eldersª° of the Jewsª buildª° thisª houseª of Godª inª his place.ª ... And the Godª that¹ hath caused his nameª to dwellª° thereª destroyª° allª kingsª and people,ª that¹ shall putª° to their handª to alterª° [and] to destroyª° thisª houseª of Godª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem.ª Iª Dariusª have madeª° a decree;ª let it be doneª° with speed.ª" {Ezr 6:7-12} + "Now this¹ [is] the copyª of the letterª that¹ the kingª Artaxerxesª gaveª° unto Ezraª the priest,ª the scribe,ª° [even] a scribeª° of the wordsª of the commandmentsª of the LORD,ª and of his statutesª to¹ Israel.ª ... And hath extendedª° mercyª unto¹ me beforeª the king,ª and his counsellors,ª° and before all¹ the king'sª mightyª princes.ª And I¹ was strengthenedª° as the handª of the LORDª my Godª [was] upon¹ me, and I gathered togetherª° out of Israelª¹ chief menª to go upª° with¹ me." {Ezr 7:11-28} + "And the kingª saidª° unto me, (the queenª also sittingª° by¹ him,)² For¹ how long¹ shall thy journeyª be?¹ and when¹ wilt thou return?ª° So it pleasedªª° the kingª to sendª° me; and I setª° him a time.ª ... When Sanballatª the Horonite,ª and Tobiahª the servant,ª the Ammonite,ª heardª° [of it], it grieved²°¹ them exceedinglyªª that¹ there was comeª° a manª to seekª° the welfareª of the childrenª of Israel.ª" {Neh 2:6-10} + "On that¹ dayª did the kingª Ahasuerusª giveª°¹ the houseª of Hamanª the Jews'ª enemyª° unto Estherª the queen.ª And Mordecaiª cameª° beforeª the king;ª for¹ Estherª had toldª° what¹ he¹ [was] unto her. ... For¹ Mordecaiª the Jewª [was] nextª unto kingª Ahasuerus,ª and greatª among the Jews,ª and acceptedª° of the multitudeª of his brethren,ª seekingª° the wealthª of his people,ª and speakingª° peaceª to all¹ his seed.ª" {Est 8:1-10:3} + "Be wiseª° now¹ therefore, O ye kings:ª be instructed,ª° ye judgesª° of the earth.ª ... Kissª° the Son,ª lest¹ he be angry,ª° and ye perishª° [from] the way,ª when¹ his wrathª is kindledª° but a little.ª Blessedª [are] all¹ they that put their trustª° in him." {Psa 2:10-12} + "Princesª shall come outª° of¹ Egypt;ª Ethiopiaª shall soon stretch outª° her handsª unto God.ª" {Psa 68:31} + "The kingsª of Tarshishª and of the islesª shall bringª° presents:ª the kingsª of Shebaª and Sebaª shall offerª° gifts.ª ... Yea, all¹ kingsª shall fall downª° before him: all¹ nationsª shall serveª° him." {Psa 72:10-11} + "All¹ the kingsª of the earthª shall praiseª° thee, O LORD,ª when¹ they hearª° the wordsª of thy mouth.ª" {Psa 138:4} + "Andª the¹ nationsª of them which are savedª° shall walkª° inª the¹ lightª of it:ª andª the¹ kingsª of the¹ earthª do bringª° their²¹ gloryª andª honourª intoª it.ª ... Andª they shall bringª° the¹ gloryª andª honourª of the¹ nationsª intoª it.ª" {Rev 21:24-26}
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