That confirmeth the word of his (d) servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up her decayed places:
(d) Of Isaiah and the rest of his prophets, who assured the Church of God's favour and deliverance.
THAT CONFIRMETH THE WORD OF HIS SERVANT - Probably the word ‘servant’ here is to be taken in a collective sense, as referring to the prophets in general who had foretold the return of the Jews to thei...
CHAPTER 44 Jehovah Continues to Speak 1. _Spiritual blessings promised by the gift of the Spirit (Isaiah 44:1)_ 2. _Jehovah the First and the Last (Isaiah 44:6)_ 3. _Idolatry rebuked (Isaiah 44:9)_ 4...
ISAIAH 44:24 TO ISAIAH 45:8. YAHWEH'S COMMISSION TO CYRUS. Yahweh reminds Israel of His power as sole Creator of the universe. What He created He still controls, so that He falsifies the predictions d...
HIS SERVANT: i.e. His prophet (Isaiah). JERUSALEM... CITIES, &C. These named first because first built. See Isaiah 44:28. BUILT. rebuilt....
THUS SAITH THE LORD THY REDEEMER, &C.— The prophet here continues the discourse of God, after having called upon the whole creation, in the preceding verse, to praise him for the blessing of that grea...
c. SHOWS THE FRUSTRATION OF FOOLISH COUNSEL TEXT: Isaiah 44:21-28 21 Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have found thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shal...
That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will rais...
SERVANT] here a synonym for 'prophet': cp. Isaiah 20:3. MESSENGERS] the prophets generally....
THE IMPOTENCE OF IDOLS 1-23. The reproach of God's people shall be entirely removed. Jehovah the Eternal, who rules the events of history, contrasted with the futile gods of the heathen. 24-28. This...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 44 The connection between Chapter s 43 and 44 is similar to the connection...
THAT CONFIRMETH THE WORD OF HIS SERVANT. — The parallelism of “servant_”_ in the singular with “messengers” in the plural suggests the thought that the prophet is not speaking of himself, but of Israe...
מֵקִים֙ דְּבַ֣ר עַבְדֹּ֔ו וַ עֲצַ֥ת מַלְאָכָ֖יו...
Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1...
CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...
THE PROMISE OF REDEMPTION Isaiah 44:21-28 What divine comfort there is in these gracious words! Notwithstanding all their wanderings and sins, the Chosen People were Jehovah's elect race. Nothing cou...
The beginning of this chapter (verses Isa 44:1-5) contains the gracious promise of the outpouring of the Spirit of God, and a description of the blessing of refreshment and renewal which will come to...
_Servant. The prophets and Jesus Christ, whose works never fail, Matthew xxiv. 35. (Calmet) --- In all this prediction of the Church, Isaias alludes to Jerusalem destroyed, and afterwards rebuilt. (Wo...
Here is a renewed instance of Jehovah's claiming the distinguishing prerogative of his sovereignty; and a most blessed one it is. And when we consider the reasons for which the Lord thus reveals himse...
26._Confirming the word. _The Prophet now applies to his purpose what he had formerly said; for, although he spoke in general terms, still he had a specific object in view, to adapt to the circumstanc...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 44 AND 45. Jehovah now reasons with His people whom He had formed from the womb, encourages them, promises them His Spirit. Their children shall spring up as...
THAT CONFIRMETH THE WORD OF HIS SERVANT, AND PERFORMETH THE COUNSEL OF HIS MESSENGERS,.... Who, as he confirmed the word of Isaiah and other prophets, and fulfilled their predictions concerning the ca...
_That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will rais...
_I am the Lord that maketh all things_ And therefore I can save thee without the help of any other gods, or any creature; _that frustrateth the tokens of the liars_ Of the magicians and astrologers, w...
The Promise to have Jerusalem Rebuilt This section, according to a careful analysis, belongs to the next chapter, for it takes up the deliverance of Israel as effected in consequence of the decree of...
that, by way of contrast, CONFIRMETH THE WORD OF HIS SERVANT, establishing the prophetic message which His prophets proclaimed, AND PERFORMETH THE COUNSEL OF HIS MESSENGERS, so that not one of His wor...
decayed: _ Heb._ wastes...
21-28 Return unto me. It is the great concern of those who have backslidden from God, like the Jews of old, to hasten their return to him. The work of redemption wrought for us by Christ, encourages...
OF HIS SERVANT; of his servants, the prophets, as appears from the next clause, which answers to this, where he useth the plural number, HIS MESSENGERS; Isaiah and other prophets, whom God sent upon t...
Isaiah 44:26 confirms H6965 (H8688) word H1697 servant H5650 performs H7999 (H8686) counsel H6098 messengers H4397
YAHWEH WILL RAISE UP CYRUS TO REBUILD JERUSALEM AND LAY THE FOUNDATIONS OF A NEW TEMPLE (ISAIAH 44:24 TO ISAIAH 45:13). In the Near East of Isaiah's day there were not many major powers. Egypt had bee...
In this chapter, God encourages his Church by a promise of the visitation of his Spirit. Oh, that it may be fulfilled to us also! Isaiah 44:1. Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I hav...
This evening, we will read two Chapter s from Isaiah's prophecy, the forty-fourth and the fifty-fifth, and a few verses from the twenty-third chapter of the second Book of Samuel. May the Lord bless a...
CONTENTS: The promise of the Spirit and the coming restoration. The folly of idolatry. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Cyrus. CONCLUSION: There is no God besides Jehovah. He is infinite and therefore...
Isaiah 44:5. _Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord._ This phrase is somewhat obscure; it is not said whether they signed a covenant, or imprinted some mark on their hand. The latter sen...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 44:1 A PROPHECY OF ISRAEL'S SPIRITUAL RECOVERY AND REGENERATION. This section is closely connected with Isaiah 43:1; of which it ought to form
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesh...
1 Kings 13:3; 1 Kings 18:36; 2 Peter 1:19; Acts 2:25; Amos 9:14;...