Isaiah 44 Footnotes

44:28–45:1 Because this prophecy refers expressly to the Persian ruler Cyrus, some interpreters argue for its composition by a later disciple of Isaiah (8:16) who was active at the time of the return from Babylonian exile. It is possible that God would give specific information about distant events to one of his prophets (40:2). This phenomenon is unusual in Scripture, but not unknown. Other instances in the Bible include the specific prophecy about Josiah more than three hundred years before he was born (1Kg 13:2) and the prophecy of the Messiah being born in the city of Bethlehem (Mic 5:2-3).