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AND I WILL MAKE ALL MY MOUNTAINS A WAY - I will make all the mountains
for a highway; or an even, level way. That is, he would remove all
obstructions from their path. The image is taken from the retu...
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2. THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH, HIS SUFFERING AND HIS GLORY (49-57)
CHAPTER 49
The Servant of Jehovah and His Mission
1. _The servant speaks of himself (Isaiah 49:1)_ 2. _He complains of
failure (Isaiah...
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THE GLORIOUS HOME-COMING OF THE EXILES. To Israel, despised and
oppressed, Yahweh promises a reversal of fortune so wonderful that
kings in astonishment shall do homage to Israel, recognising him as
Y...
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HIGHWAYS. See note on Isaiah 7:3....
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Isaiah 49:1-13. The Servant of Jehovah: His Fidelity amidst
Discouragements, and the ultimate Success of His Mission
The beginning of ch. 49 seems to mark a distinct advance in the
development of the...
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The Servant's account of his calling forms the basis of a series of
promises; Isaiah 49:7 referring to his influence on the nations, and
Isaiah 49:8 to the narrower sphere of his activity, the restora...
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A picture of the emancipation and return of the exiles....
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The expression _my mountains_is difficult. An allusion to the mere
fact of creation is not natural, and to understand it of the mountains
of Palestine (as in ch. Isaiah 14:25) would limit the image to...
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THUS SAITH THE LORD— In this period the general promises given to
the Messiah and his mystical body, Isaiah 49:7 are more fully
explained. In the first place, the desirable success of the Gospel, in
c...
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DESIRABLE SAVIOUR
TEXT: Isaiah 49:7-13
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Thus saith Jehovah, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him
whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of
rulers: Kings...
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And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be
exalted.
MY - all things are God's.
MOUNTAINS A WAY - I will remove all obstructions out of the way ().
HIGHWAYS SHALL BE EXALTE...
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God’s people have a long journey to return to their own land. But
all along the way, God will provide everything that they need (see
Isaiah 41:17-20)....
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 49
‘MY SPECIAL SERVANT’ In the Book of Isaiah, the meaning of ‘my
(that is, the *Lord’s...
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MY MOUNTAINS... MY HIGHWAYS... — The pronoun asserts the universal
lordship of Jehovah. The whole earth is His....
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וְ שַׂמְתִּ֥י כָל ־הָרַ֖י לַ †
דָּ֑רֶךְ...
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CHAPTER XXI
DOUBTS IN THE WAY
Isaiah 49:1 - Isaiah 52:12
Chapter S 49-53 are, as we have seen, a series of more or less closely
joined passages, in which the prophet, having already made the
politic...
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CHAPTER XVI
THE SERVANT OF THE LORD
Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 43:5;...
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“A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES”
Isaiah 48:17-22; Isaiah 49:1-13
The first division of this second part of Isaiah closes at Isaiah
48:22, with the phrase _there is no peace to the wicked_. The second
divisi...
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We now commence the section in which the Prince of Peace is most
clearly seen. He is revealed first as sustained through suffering
(Chapter s 49-53), and then as singing in triumph (Chapter s 54-57)....
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How sweetly do these verses follow what was said before: Jehovah
having guaranteed to the glorious Head of the church, everything
needful for his personal safety and honour, here engageth to bless and...
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11._And I will place all my mountains. _Here he directly and expressly
treats of the return of the people; for in vain would he have promised
so great happiness to the Church, if the people were not t...
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The Messiah is brought in, for it is He who delivers. But it is a
question apart, so to say. The subject of Christ, and of the people's
guilt with respect to Him, begins with chapter 49, which, with t...
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AND I WILL MAKE ALL MY MOUNTAINS A WAY,.... Or "for", or "into a way"
e; signifying that they should be dug through or levelled, and a way
made through them, over them, or upon them, for his people to...
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And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be
exalted.
Ver. 11. _And I will make all my mountains._] I will remove all rubs,
and lay all level: _pacifica erunt omnia, faecunda et s...
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_That thou mayest say_ Namely, with power and effect, as when God
said, _Let there be light; to the prisoners_ To the Gentiles, who are
fast bound by the cords of their sins, and taken captive by the...
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THE TESTIMONY OF JEHOVAH'S SERVANT...
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And I will make all My mountains a way, and My highways shall be
exalted, all obstructions and difficulties will be removed, so that
the Lord's children will have their pathway to heaven made smooth....
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7-12 The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as
sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Man, whom he came to save, put
contempt upon him. To this he submitted for our salvation. He...
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I will remove all hinderances, and prepare the way for them, by
levelling high grounds, and raising low grounds; of which see on
ISAIAH 40:3,4....
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THE TRIUMPH OF THE SERVANT OUT OF HUMILIATION (ISAIAH 49:7).
Isaiah 49:7
‘Thus says Yahweh, the redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
To him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors,
To a s...
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Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, O isles, unto me, and hearken, ye people from,
far; The LORD hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my
mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth...
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Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from
far; the Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my
mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth...
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In this chapter, we have not merely Isaiah speaking concerning the
Christ of God; but it is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, who here
speaks concerning himself.
Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, O isles, unto...
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CONTENTS: Israel's coming Redeemer. Preservation and restoration of
Israel and judgment on oppressors.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: God, of old, promised a Redeemer to His people who would
al...
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Isaiah 49:1. _Listen, oh isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people from
far._ The Hebrews reckoned among the isles, not only those of Greece,
but the gentile nations generally, who are represented as wai...
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_They shall not hunger nor thirst_
PROMISE OF CHRIST TO HIS PEOPLE
The people of God are represented as a flock of sheep travelling under
the care of their good shepherd, in the heat of summer, thro...
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_And I will make all My mountains a way_
GOD’S MOUNTAINS
Since the world was, mountains have been the obstructors of ways, the
natural frontiers between nations, the barriers that have kept people
s...
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_Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time_
THE WORLD GIVEN TO CHRIST
The prophet was looking forward to the Messiah and His times.
It was customary for some kings to grant to favoured ones whatev...
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THE WORLD GIVEN TO CHRIST
(_Missionary Sermon._)
Isaiah 49:8. _Thus saith the Lord, &c._
The prophet was looking forward, under the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, to the Messiah and His times, and her...
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CHRIST’S FUTURE REIGN
Isaiah 49:7. _Thus saith the Lord, &c._
In this and the subsequent verses we have a direct promise from
Jehovah to the Messiah, of the ultimate success of His mediatorial
work....
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SECTION III. THE MISSION OF THE SERVANT OF THE LORD (CH. 49-53).
EXPOSITION
The connection of the present section is especially with Isaiah 42:1,
where the mission of the Servant of Jehovah was f
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Now in chapter 49, we have a fabulous prophecy of Jesus Christ in the
first seven verses as God speaks of the Redeemer that He is sending.
Listen, O coasts, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far;...
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Isaiah 11:16; Isaiah 35:8; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 43:19;...
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A way — I will remove all hindrances, and prepare the way for them,
by levelling high grounds, and raising low grounds....