I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me [Isa. 45:4–5]. God chose Cyrus before he knew the Lord. It is reasonable to conclude that Cyrus came to know the living and true God. “Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah” (Ezra 1:2). CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE Here is a remarkable statement relative