Isaiah 43:1. _But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I hove redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine._ Observe the tender ties that bind our God to his people;-creation, the formation of them for his praise; redem... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:1. _But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine._ «Fear not,» is a command of God; and is a command which brings its own power of performance with it. God, who... [ Continue Reading ]
In this chapter the Lord comforts his people. By his divine foresight he perceives that there are great and varied trials a little way ahead, and therefore he prepares them for the ordeal. They are to go through rushing waters and flaming fires; and he kindly bids them not to be afraid. How often in... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:1. _But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel,_ The Lord reminds us that he first created us, and that he afterwards molded us; we are like Jacob by nature, but he has made us Israel by grace. Isaiah 43:1. _Fear not: for I have redeemed the... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:1. _But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine._ I cannot pause to comment upon each of the precious sentences here, but every word is full of marrow and fatne... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:14. _Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a w... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:18. _Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing: now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert._ Do not imagine that what God has done in the past will never be... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:18. _Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing;_ It is a very profitable thing to remember the things of old; it is greatly beneficial to us to study what God did in years and ages long gone by; yet God intends to do for us someth... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:21. _This people_ That is, God's own people: «This people» Isaiah 43:21. _Have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel._ The very people whom he had formed for his praise forgot to pray to... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 43:21. _This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise._ But A sorrowful «but»; and the strain sinks from a triumphant shout to a doleful lamentation: «But « Isaiah 43:22. _But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel._ How sad... [ Continue Reading ]