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  1. The God of the entire world is goal-oriented<\/em>. God is the creator of all the world; God knows in advance everything that will happen. Moreover, God is the power behind all of nature and human history. That is the image of the universal God that is expressed in this chapter. But this universal God has chosen one nation, with one goal in mind: \u201cHe shall say of Jerusalem, \u2018She shall be rebuilt,\u2019 And to the Temple: \u2018You shall be founded again\u2019\u201d (verses 28).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Prophetic caricature.<\/em>\u00a0The description of the making of the idol in verses 9-20 is a verbal caricature. Imagine the droplets of sweat on the brow of the crafts person in their very human effort – to create a god. Imagine the log, half of which goes to a fire to roast meat and the other half to become divinity. A verbal picture worth a thousand speeches.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Skies are clear<\/em>. \u201cI wipe away your sins like a cloud, Your transgressions like mist\u201d and now that nothing is clouding our relationship, \u201cCome back to Me, for I redeem you\u201d (verse 22).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Naming names.<\/em> In previous chapters, the character of Cyrus was only hinted at – here he is mentioned by name. Cyrus, the Persian king, who defeated the Babylonian empire, is a key figure in the current processes of the God of history in the world. 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