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WHO HATH MEASURED - The object in this and the following verses to
Isaiah 40:26, is to show the greatness, power, and majesty of God, by
strong contrast with his creatures, and more especially with id...
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II. THE LATER PROPHECIES OF COMFORT AND GLORY (40-66)
Like the first part this second part of Isaiah has three sections. The
three sections of the first part revealed the judgments to come upon
the J...
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AN EXPANSION OF THE TEXT SUGGESTED IN ISAIAH 40:6.
Isaiah 40:12. The Majesty of God, in Whose Eyes the World is
Insignificant. God is the Creator, disposing of earth and heaven as
very small things....
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These Chapter s (Isaiah 40:12) form. group corresponding with Isaiah
Chapter s 1-5; and, like them, consist of exhortations and prophecies,
while they are set in contrast with them, being promissory i...
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Who can vie with Jehovah _in power?_The point of these questions lies
in the smallness of the measures figured as being used by Jehovah in
creating the universe, the hollow of the hand, the span, etc....
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WHO HATH MEASURED THE WATERS, &C.— The prophet here, in the most
sublime manner, celebrates the divine majesty and greatness, but
particularly his wisdom. Rapt into an extacy, after he had described
t...
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b. PERCEIVE THE NATURE OF THE LORD
TEXT: Isaiah 40:12-26
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Who hath measured the water in the hollow of his hand, and meted out
heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a
me...
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Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out
heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a
measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in...
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ISRAEL'S RESTORATION FROM EXILE IN BABYLON
On the authorship and date of these Chapter s see Intro. According to
their subject matter, they fall naturally into three divisions of
almost equal length...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 40
This chapter begins the second half of the Book of Isaiah.
• In CHAPTER...
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WHO HATH MEASURED...? — Another section opens, expanding the thought
of the eternal majesty of Jehovah, as contrasted with the vanity of
the idols, or “no-gods,” of the heathen. The whole passage in f...
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מִֽי ־מָדַ֨ד בְּ שָׁעֳלֹ֜ו מַ֗יִם וְ
שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ בַּ † זֶּ֣רֶת תִּכֵּ֔ן וְ
כָ֥ל בַּ †...
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CHAPTER I
THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah
44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1;...
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CREATOR AND RULER OF ALL THE EARTH
Isaiah 40:9-17
Zion is bidden to climb the highest mountain within reach, and
announce the advent of the Savior-God. When all eyes are turned to
behold Him, expect...
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We now commence the prophecies of peace, which also fall into three
divisions, dealing in turn with the purpose of peace (40-48), the
Prince of Peace (49-57), the program of peace (58-66).
The fist e...
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Who hath comprehended the waters in the hollow of his (r) hand, and
measured heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth
in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hil...
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_Who. He now proceeds to shew the difference between God and idols.
--- Fingers, is not expressed in Hebrew, which may denote the epha,
Psalm lxxix. 6. (Calmet) --- God's power and goodness in the wor...
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Some have thought that the person of God the Father is here spoken of,
because the Church is taught to look up to Him with peculiar reverence
of character, as the Creator. But, as the church is never...
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12._Who hath measured? _After having spoken of God’s friendly care
in defending his people, he now proclaims his power, and bestows upon
it all possible commendations, which, however, would produce le...
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The first part of that which might be called the second book of Isaiah
extends from chapter 40 to the end of chapter 48. The Messiah is,
comparatively speaking, but little introduced here. It is rathe...
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WHO HATH MEASURED THE WATERS IN THE HOLLOW OF HIS HAND?.... The
following account of the power, wisdom, and all sufficiency of God,
and which is to be understood of Christ, is to show that he is equal...
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Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out
heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a
measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a...
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_Who hath measured the waters_, &c. Who can do this but God? And this
discourse on God's infinite power and wisdom is added, to give them
the greater assurance, that he was able, as he had declared hi...
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Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand? fixing the
quantity of all the water in ocean, seas, and streams, AND METED OUT
HEAVEN WITH THE SPAN, the measure between the thumb and middle f...
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A MEASURE:
_ Heb._ a Tierce...
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12-17 All created beings shrink to nothing in comparison with the
Creator. When the Lord, by his Spirit, made the world, none directed
his Spirit, or gave advice what to do, or how to do it. The natio...
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WHO HATH MEASURED THE WATERS IN THE HOLLOW OF HIS HAND? i.e. who can
measure them? for indicative verbs in the Hebrew language are oft
taken potentially. Who can do this and the following things but G...
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Isaiah 40:12 measured H4058 (H8804) waters H4325 hand H8168 Measured
H8505 (H8765) heaven H8064 span H2239 calculated H3557 (H8804) dust
H6083 earth H776 measure H7991 Weighed H8254 (H8804) mountains...
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THE GREATNESS OF GOD PROCLAIMED (ISAIAH 40:12).
And He will be able to do it because of His greatness. In this vital
passage the greatness of God to do What He declares He will do is now
revealed in...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak
ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is
accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath recei...
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CONTENTS: Joyful prospect given to the people of God of the happiness
of coming redemption. Reproof for their despondencies.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: Nothing can be spoken m...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people._ What a sweet voice is
this to the church, after all her long afflictions. The words are
doubled, to designate the fulness of comfort in the pardon of s...
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_Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand_
POWER AND TENDERNESS
The beauty and peculiarity of these words consist in the combination
of the might of Adonai-Jehovah (Isaiah 40:10), with the ge...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 40:1 Encouragement for God’s Exiles: “The
Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed.” These visionary chapters are
addressed to the exiles in Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem in 586...
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PART III. ISAIAH'S LATER PROPHECIES (CH. 40-66.).
SECTION I. THE PEOPLE OF GOD COMFORTED IN TRIBULATION (Isaiah 40:1.).
EXPOSITION
PREFATORY REMARKS
THE Assyrian struggle is over. The prophet has a...
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But he's talking about a whole new message of God for the people as we
get into the new covenant of God. And so it is appropriate that this
new section of Isaiah begins with the word of the Lord decla...
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Hebrews 1:10; Isaiah 48:13; Job 11:7; Job 28:25; Job 38:4; Proverbs
30:4; Proverbs 8:26; Psalms 102:25; Psalms 102:26; Psalms 104:2;...
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Who hath — Who can do this but God? And this discourse of God's
infinite power and wisdom, is added to give them the greater
assurance, that God was able to do the wonderful things, he had
promised....