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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Isaiah 42:21

The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness' sake; He will magnify the Law and make it honorable, literally, "It pleased Jehovah for the sake of His righteousness; great lie made His instruction and glorious," revealing Himself in His Word for the sake of His covenant faithfulness; yet they did not understand.

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See also Isaiah 42:21 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Isaiah 42:21. _HE WILL MAGNIFY THE LAW _- "He hath exalted his own praise"] For תורה _torah, the law_, the _Septuagint_ read תודה _todah, praise_....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LORD IS WELL PLEASED FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS’ SAKE - There is great variety in the translation and interpretation of this verse. Lowth renders it: Yet Yahweh was gracious unto him for his truth’s s...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 42 The True Servant of Jehovah 1. _The Servant of Jehovah and His mission (Isaiah 42:1)_ 2. _His future work among the nations (Isaiah 42:5)_ 3. The future song of redemption glory (Isaiah 42...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ISRAEL'S PITEOUS PLIGHT, A PUNISHMENT FROM YAHWEH. The prophet bids the people, who have not recognised Yahweh's working in their distresses, look beneath the surface. To all appearance they are capti...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HE WILL MAGNIFY THE LAW. Note the correspondence with Isaiah 42:24....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    An expostulation with Israel for its insensibility to the privileges it has enjoyed. The passage is of considerable interest for the light which it throws on the sense in which the title "Servant of t...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The verse reads: IT WAS JEHOVAH'S PLEASURE, FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS" SAKE, TO MAGNIFY INSTRUCTION (or, REVELATION) AND GLORIFY IT. (see R.V.) _Righteousness_is to be understood exactly as in Isaiah 42:6...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE LORD IS WELL PLEASED— _Jehovah took delight in him for his righteousness sake; he hath magnified him by his law, and made him honourable._ Vitringa. The meaning of the passage is very clear from t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    c. SIGHTLESS SERVANTS TEXT: Isaiah 42:18-25 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that i...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. THE LORD IS WELL PLEASED FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS' SAKE - not His people's, but His own; shows th...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    RV 'It pleased the Lord, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify,' etc. In accordance with His purpose, Jehovah had sent prophetic teachers: their teaching had been great and glorious, both in itself...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE IDEAL SERVANT 1-9. The characteristics and functions of Israel as the ideal Servant of Jehovah. 10-17 A song of praise to Jehovah. 18-25. The deficiencies of the actual Israel, considered as Je...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 42 The *Old Testament calls several people ‘the *Lord’s servant’. Moses is...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    God had chosen the people in Israel to be his witnesses. He wanted them to obey his law (directions) and so to live happy lives. Then other nations would want to leave their *idols and decide to follo...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE LORD IS WELL PLEASED... — The tenses require a change: _The Lord was well pleased ..._ _He made His law great and glorious._ This had been His purpose, and he had not failed in it. He had done all...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יְהוָ֥ה חָפֵ֖ץ לְמַ֣עַן צִדְקֹ֑ו יַגְדִּ֥יל תֹּורָ֖ה...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    BOOK 3 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD HAVING completed our survey of the fundamental truths of our prophecy, and studied the subject which forms its immediate and most urgent interest, the deliverance of I...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A DEAF AND BLIND MESSENGER Isaiah 42:14-25 There are times in our lives when God seems to hold His peace. Evil is rife, bad men prosper, society lies under the spell of vice. It is only _temporary_,...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The manifesto now presents the great Servant of Jehovah. His person is first described. His manifestation is announced (verse Isaiah 42:1), His mission is declared (verse Isaiah 42:1), His method is d...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Here, as in the former Chapter s, the contrast is drawn between the Lord Jehovah, and the idols of the nations around; and the striking difference which marks the several worshippers is made between t...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    21._The Lord is well pleased. _In order to aggravate still more the guilt of the Jews, he now shews that it was not God who prevented them from leading a prosperous and happy life. He had already said...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 41, 42, AND 43. Chapter 41 begins the historical details which prove this. Who raised up Cyrus to overthrow idolatry? But in the midst of the havoc he made of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THE LORD IS WELL PLEASED FOR HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE,.... This may be either understood of what the Lord had done for these people in time past, and which is mentioned as an aggravation of their stupid...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable. Ver. 21. _The Lord is well pleased; he will magnify his law, &c._] Or, To magnify his law and...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _The Lord is well pleased_, &c. Although thou art a wicked people, that rebellest against the clearest light, and therefore God might justly destroy thee suddenly, yet he will patiently wait for thy r...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    IT: Or, him...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    18-25 Observe the call given to this people, and the character given of them. Multitudes are ruined for want of observing that which they cannot but see; they perish, not through ignorance, but carel...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    IS WELL-PLEASED, to wit, with you; or, as this word is most commonly used, _hath a good-will_ to you or to _this people_; which may be understood out of the following verse, as is very usual in sacred...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Isaiah 42:21 LORD H3068 pleased H2654 (H8804) righteousness H6664 exalt H1431 (H8686) law H8451 honorable H142 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SAD PRESENT STATE OF GOD'S SERVANT, THE SEED OF ABRAHAM (ISAIAH 42:18). The glory of the future is now brought down to earth by a recognition of the present condition of God's servant. In contrast...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Christ, servant of Jehovah. Chastening of Israel and the final restoration. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: A day is coming when all who have contradicted and blasphemed the Gospel of...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Isaiah 42:1. _Behold my servant._ In the Chaldaic, the Messiah; and so the whole passage is cited from the LXX. Matthew 12:17. All other applications of the word “servant” are superseded. Christ took...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake_ THE BROKEN LAW MAGNIFIED I. THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS PARTY HERE SPOKEN OF. “The Lord,” or, as in the original, “Jehovah,” the righteous Judge, th...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 42:18 God promises to help his confused people understand that he is their only Savior. ⇐ ⇔

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    BLIND IN THE SUNLIGHT Isaiah 42:18. _Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, &c._ Thus the Lord expostulates with His ancient people, and thus He has reason to expostulate with us. We succeed them, both i...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ISAIAH 42:1 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SERVANT OF THE LORD, AND THE WORK WHICH HE WILL PERFORM. There are comparatively few

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now God speaks of another servant. This is His righteous servant, even Jesus Christ. And now Isaiah begins to prophesy concerning Christ, the servant of God. Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine el...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 John 3:4; 1 John 3:5; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Daniel 9:24; Galatians

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Well pleased — Altho' God might justly destroy thee suddenly, yet he will patiently wait for thy repentance, that he may be gracious; and that not for thy sake, but for the glory of his own faithfulne...

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