Treasures Of Darkness
Isiah 45:3 (NKJV) "I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel". This verse is amazing in the fact that God was speaking to Cyrus, through Isaiah the prophet, about 100 years before his birth. To think that God knows about us and speaks about us even before we are born really staggers my mind! If we ever have questioned that God doesn't know us, the Bible has many references that prove the opposite. (For example-Psalm 139). Other than this wonderful thought, I saw something else here. He told Cyrus, that He (God) was going to give him the "treasures of darkness and the hidden riches of secret places." In this instance this meant the literal riches of that area of Mesopotamia. But I saw something else. Now who wouldn't want some treasures and riches? Sounds pretty good to me! Most of us when we were young read stories about looking for hidd