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BEHOLD, I HAVE CREATED THE SMITH - The sense of this verse is,
‘Everything that can effect your welfare is under my control. The
smith who manufactures the instruments of war or of torture is under
me...
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CHAPTER 54 ISRAEL CALLED TO SING
1. _The blessings of restoration (Isaiah 54:1) _ 2. _Mercy bestowed
(Isaiah 54:7) _ 3. _The earthly glory of Jerusalem (Isaiah 54:11) _ 4.
Jehovah keeps and defends Hi...
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LIV. ZION SHALL BE RESTORED TO HER PLACE AS YAHWEH'S WIFE, NEVER AGAIN
TO BE REJECTED. The poet pictures Zion as a barren wife, left desolate
by her husband. Let her break into transports of joy, for...
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I HAVE CREATED. Compare Isaiah 45:7; Isaiah 45:8.
INSTRUMENT. weapon....
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No weapon formed against Zion shall prosper, because both the makers
of weapons and those who use them are alike created by Jehovah, and
all their activity is under His control.
_the smith that blowe...
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BEHOLD, &C.— The meaning of Isaiah 54:15 is this: "It shall come to
pass, that enemies shall gather themselves together against, and
oppose the church, but their endeavours shall become fruitless, and...
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2. REGALED
TEXT: Isaiah 54:9-17
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For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that
the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth, so have I sworn
that I will not be wroth wi...
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Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire,
and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created
the waster to destroy.
BEHOLD, I HAVE CREATED THE SMITH....
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1. MARRIED WIFE] referring to the days of Jerusalem's prosperity....
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I HAVE CREATED, etc.] and therefore they cannot work against My will....
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The *Lord controls arms and armies.
LORD ~ God’s name in the Bible; in the original language, it means
‘head over all’ and ‘God always’.
JERUSALEM ~ at the time of David and Solomon, the capital of th...
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The *Lord will personally provide peace and security for his people.
This promise refers both to a military attack and to an attack in
words....
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These verses refer to the distant future (see my note on Chapter s 40
to 66, at the beginning of chapter 40).
The verses describe the repair of *Jerusalem after the *Babylonians
had ruined it. The ci...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 54
THE NUMBER OF GOD’S PEOPLE WILL INCREASE VASTLY
V1 (The *Lord speaks) ‘Sing for joy...
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BEHOLD, I HAVE CREATED THE SMITH... — The words assert the same
thought. The “axe,” the “hammer,” the “sword,” of the
great ravagers of the earth are formed by the great Work-Master, and
He would fash...
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_הִנֵּ֤ה_† אָֽנֹכִי֙ בָּרָ֣אתִי
חָרָ֔שׁ נֹפֵ֨חַ֙ בְּ אֵ֣שׁ
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BOOK 4
THE RESTORATION
WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long,
steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to
extricate and solve and load ourselv...
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THE WONDROUS LOVE OF GOD
Isaiah 54:1-17
We have heard the exiles summoned to leave Babylon, and have beheld
the Savior becoming the sin-bearer. Here our attention is recalled to
the still desolate c...
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We now come to the section which deals with the triumphant singing
resulting from the work of the Servant of God, and this chapter is the
song of assurance. It first sets forth the glorious fact of
re...
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_Destroy. I can give peace or war. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "but I
have created thee not for utter destruction." (Haydock)_...
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The gracious Lord, still going on to satisfy and silence the fears of
his Church and people, here condescends to make use of another
similitude, to testify the firmness and unalterable engagements of...
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16._Behold, I have created the workmen. _The Lord shows how easily and
readily he delivers his Church from the base attacks of wicked men;
for they can do nothing but so far as the Lord permits them,...
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Chapter 54 gives the result of these events to Jerusalem in those
days. Jerusalem is looked at as barren and desolate, after having
rejected Him who came to be her husband; but now, through that grace...
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BEHOLD, I HAVE CREATED THE SMITH THAT BLOWETH THE COALS IN THE
FIRE,.... Into which he puts his iron to soften it, that he may beat
it, and form it into what shape he pleases; which descriptive clause...
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Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire,
and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created
the waster to destroy.
Ver. 16. _Behold, I have created the...
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_Behold, they shall gather together_ It is true, some will combine,
and make an attempt against thee. _But not by me_ As they will do this
without any such commission from me as Sennacherib and Nebuch...
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Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire
and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work, drawing it out of
the fire as his labor requires; AND I HAVE CREATED THE WASTER...
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The Lord's Promise of Perfect Security for the Church...
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11-17 Let the people of God, when afflicted and tossed, think they
hear God speaking comfortably to them by these words, taking notice of
their griefs and fears. The church is all glorious when full...
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Both the smith that maketh all warlike instruments, and the soldier
that useth them, are my creatures, and totally at my command, and
therefore they cannot hurt you without my leave. _To destroy_; to...
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Isaiah 54:16 created H1254 (H8804) blacksmith H2796 blows H5301
(H8802) coals H6352 fire H784 forth H3318 ...
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THE CONTINUING AND FINAL ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS PEOPLE (ISAIAH 54:11).
Isaiah's prophecies of Israel's future have a number of facets, for he
is preparing them for the whole future. The prophecies found...
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The precious promises, contained in this chapter, belong in the first
place to the Church of God; but, as that which belongs to the Church,
really belongs to every member of it, we shall not be acting...
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Try and suck all the sweetness that you can out of this chapter while
we read it. The personal application of a promise to the heart by the
Holy Spirit is that which is wanted. The honey in Jonathan's...
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CONTENTS: Israel as the restored wife of Jehovah in the Kingdom age.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: We may with greatest assurance depend upon God for the
keeping of His covenant with His peop...
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Isaiah 54:1. _Sing, oh barren, thou that didst not bear._ This
prophecy is a song of praise, exulting in the assurance that the
gentile world should be converted to Christ. The prophet saw it as
alrea...
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_Behold, I have created the smith_
HOPE FOR THE CHURCH IN THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
The general meaning evidently is, that God can certainly redeem His
pledge, because all instruments and agents are al...
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_O thou afflicted_
THE CITY OF GOD
The reference is still to Jerusalem.
In the former paragraph, she was addressed as a barren wife; here as
destined to arise from her encumbering ruins, and become...
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_Sing, O barren_
JERUSALEM: BARREN, THEN FRUITFUL
The direct address refers to Jerusalem, which resembled Sarah in her
early barrenness and later fruitfulness Isaiah 51:1).
(_F. Delitzsch, D.D._)
T...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 54:15 BEHOLD, I. God alone accomplishes the
promised victory. THIS IS THE HERITAGE. All the promises of ch. Isaia
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SECTION IV.—A RENEWAL OF PROMISES TO ISRAEL, COMBINED WITH
EXHORTATION (CH. 54-56:8).
EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 54:1
A PROMISE TO ISRAEL O
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Israel is to be restored as Jehovah's wife, chapter 54.
Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing,
and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are
the chil...
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Daniel 4:34; Daniel 4:35; Exodus 9:16; Isaiah 10:15; Isaiah 10:5;...
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The smith — Both the smith that makes warlike instruments, and the
soldier that uses them, are my creatures, and totally at my command,
and therefore they cannot hurt you without my leave. The waster...