THE DIFFICULTY OF DELIVERING THE DELUDED FROM THEIR DELUSIONS Isaiah 46:1. _Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, &c._ I want to fix your attention on the point where this prophecy stops. In vision Isaiah sees the gods whom the mightiest nations had long worshipped manifestly enfeebled, unable to protect... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD’S PROMISE TO HIS AGED SERVANTS Isaiah 46:4. _And even to your old age I am He, &c._ The design of this chapter is to caution the Israelites against the idolatry of the Babylonians, and to prevent their fears of any mischief which idol-gods could do. For this purpose, Isaiah describes the desola... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD INCOMPARABLE Isaiah 46:5. _To whom then will ye liken Me? &c._ I. THE DOCTRINE TAUGHT BY THE PROPHET. Evidently that God is incomparable. He is so— 1. _In the splendour of His perfections_. He is self-existent, omnipotent, &c. (Exodus 34:6; Psalms 83:18; P. D. 1502, 1508). “Who by searching,”... [ Continue Reading ]