The document discusses how God works in the world through three perspectives: direct control, that he is only concerned with the spiritual, and that he is absent. It references passages from Isaiah about God empowering Cyrus the Great to conquer mighty kings and level mountains to clear a path. God calls Cyrus to do this work for the sake of Israel, God's chosen people. The document asks rhetorical questions about whether we can question or argue with God, the creator, about his plans and works.

1. Isaiah 40-55

3. Cyrus
the
Great

5. How does God work in the
world?

6. How does God work in the
world?
1. Direct control.
2. He doesn’t – he’s only concerned
with the ‘spiritual’.
3. He doesn’t – he’s absent.

7. This is what the LORD says to Cyrus, his
anointed one, whose right hand he will
empower.
Before him, mighty kings will be paralyzed with fear.
Their fortress gates will be opened, never to
shut again.
This is what the LORD says:
“I will go before you, Cyrus, and level the
mountains.”
Isaiah 45: 1-2

8. “And why have I called you for this work?
Why did I call you by name when you
did not know me?
It is for the sake of Jacob my servant,
Israel my chosen one.
Isaiah 45: 4

9. Does a clay pot argue with its maker?
Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it,
saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong!’
This is what the LORD says—
the Holy One of Israel and your Creator:
“Do you question what I do for my children?
Do you give me orders about the work of my
hands?
Isaiah 45: 9&11