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Verse Isaiah 44:12. _THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS, C._ - "The smith
cutteth off a portion of iron"] מעצד _meatstsed_, Participium
Pihel of עצד _atsad, to cut_ still used in that sense in the
_Arabic_. See...
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THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS - The prophet proceeds here to show the folly
and absurdity of idolatry; and in order to this he goes into an
extended statement Isaiah 44:12 of the manner in which idols were...
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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...
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ISAIAH 44:6; ISAIAH 44:21. THE INCOMPARABLENESS OF YAHWEH, WHO REDEEMS
ISRAEL. Yahweh of (the heavenly) Hosts (Genesis 2:1 *, 1 Samuel 1:3 *)
asserts His uniqueness, challenging any who claim to have...
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THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS, &C. "The smith was more or less. sacred
person, and the iron foundry was an annex of heathen temples. "Mounds
of _scorioe_ and iron slag are found near many heathen temples....
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Isaiah 44:6-23. The Reality of Jehovah's Godhead, evinced by His
Predictions, and contrasted with the manifold absurdities of Idolatry
The passage, which is merely a restatement of ideas already expr...
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THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS, &C.— From this verse to the 20th the folly
of idolatry is set forth in the most lively colours, and the whole
scheme of idol worshippers exposed in an elegant strain of refin...
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b. SHOWS THE FRAUDULENCE OF FALSE GODS
TEXT: Isaiah 44:9-20
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They that fashion a graven image are all of them vanity; and the
things that they delight in shall not profit; and their own witnesses...
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The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it
with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is
hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, an...
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44:12 chisel, (i-5) Others, 'an axe.'...
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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...
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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...
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THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS. — We begin with the metal idol. Better,
_The smith uses a chisel._ The work involves stooping over the
charcoal furnace. The maker of the god is exhausted with his toil, and...
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חָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙ מַֽעֲצָ֔ד וּ פָעַל֙
בַּ † פֶּחָ֔ם וּ בַ † מַּקָּבֹ֖ות
יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ וַ יִּפְעָלֵ֨הוּ֙
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Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1
CHAPTER IX
FOUR POINTS OF A TRUE RELIGION
Isaiah 43:1 - Isaiah 48:1
WE have now surveyed the governing truths of Isaiah 40:1; Isaia
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THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY
Isaiah 44:12-20
We are here conducted to a metal idol factory, Isaiah 44:12. As we
enter, we are forewarned that we shall find the workmen vain, and
their delectable things unp...
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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...
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The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it
with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is
(s) hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water,...
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_File. Hebrew mahatsad, (Haydock; Jeremias x. 3.) "to make an ax,
with," &c. This is the remote cause of the idol._...
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What a fine contrast does this view of the dung-hill god of a man's
own creating, form with what went before, in which the glory of
Jehovah is so sublimely set forth! If there were not facts existing...
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12._The worker in iron. _With good reason does the Apostle here draw
up a long description, in order to shake off the stupidity and madness
of superstitious people, if they can at all be awakened, or,...
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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...
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THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS,.... Or, "the worker of iron" c; the
blacksmith, who had a concern in making of idols, for some were made
of iron, Daniel 5:4, or in making plates to cover them, or nails to
f...
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The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it
with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is
hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and...
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_The smith_, &c. “The sacred writers,” says Bishop Lowth, “are
generally large and eloquent upon the subject of idolatry: they treat
it with great severity, and set forth the absurdity of it in the
st...
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THE VANITY OF IDOLATRY OVER AGAINST JEHOVAH...
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WITH THE TONGS:
Or, with an axe...
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9-20 Image-making is described, to expose the folly of idolaters.
Though a man had used part of a log for fuel, he fell down before an
image made of the remainder, praying it to deliver him. Man grea...
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BOTH WORKETH IN THE COALS, AND FASHIONETH IT WITH HAMMERS; first he
makes the metal soft and pliable, by putting it among burning coals,
and then he taketh it out, and beateth it into what form he ple...
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Isaiah 44:12 blacksmith H1270 H2796 tongs H4621 works H6466 (H8804)
coals H6352 Fashions H3335 (H8799) hammers H4717 works H6466 (H8799)
strength H3581 arms H2220 hungry H7457 strength H3581 fails H36...
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ISAIAH REVEALS THE FOLLY OF IDOLATRY (ISAIAH 44:10).
Note the contrast of this passage with what precedes it. Isaiah brings
out that while it is Yahweh Who formed Israel, the idol is merely
fashioned...
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Isaiah 44:1. _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;...
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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...
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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...
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_They that make a graven image_
THE VANITY OF GRAVEN IMAGES
Substituting homely prose for glowing poetry we may, after a fashion,
reduce the prophet’s thought to propositions like the following--
1...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 44:12 HE FASHIONS IT. Contrast “he who
formed you” in Isaiah 43:1 and “I formed you” in Isaiah 44:21.
HIS STRONG ARM. This is meant ironically, in view of Isaiah 40:10,
Isaiah 40...
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IDOL-MAKERS
Isaiah 44:9. _They that make a graven image, &c._
What have we in this section of this chapter? An effective exposure of
the folly of a practice that was almost universal! A fact in itsel...
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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 the conclusion. The prophet cannot be...
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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...
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Exodus 32:4; Exodus 32:8; Habakkuk 2:13; Isaiah 40:19; Isaiah 41:6;
Isaiah 41:7; Isaiah 46:6; Isaiah 46:7; Jeremiah 10:3...
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Faint — This is mentioned as an evidence of great zeal and industry
in carrying on this work; so that they forget or neglect to eat and
drink....