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Verse Isaiah 45:9. _WO UNTO HIM THAT STRIVETH WITH HIS MAKER_ - "To
unto him that contendeth with the power that formed him"] The prophet
answers or prevents the objections and cavils of the unbeliev...
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WO UNTO HIM THAT STRIVETH WITH HIS MAKER! - This verse commences a new
subject. Its connection with the preceeding is not very obvious. It
may be designed to prevent the objections and cavils of the
u...
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CHAPTER 45
The Word of Jehovah to Cyrus, to Israel and to the Ends of the Earth
1. _Thus saith Jehovah to Cyrus (Isaiah 45:1)_ 2. _Thus saith Jehovah:
Israel shall be saved (Isaiah 45:14)_ 3. _Thus...
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YAHWEH JUSTIFIES HIS CHOICE OF CYRUS. Whoever questions the wisdom of
Yahweh's working through Cyrus, He likens to clay that would instruct
the potter. Would ye, He asks, question Me as to the things...
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EARTH. ground: i.e. here, clay....
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DISCOURSE: 940
STRIVING WITH OUR MAKER
Isaiah 45:9. _Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker!_
GOD is a mighty Sovereign, greatly and exclusively to be feared. To
shew that those who were exalted...
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WOE UNTO HIM THAT STRIVETH— _Woe unto him that striveth with his
Maker; the potsherd with the potter: Shall the clay,_ &c.? The greater
number of interpreters are of opinion, that this reproof refers...
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b. OBEDIENCE
TEXT: Isaiah 45:9-13
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Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the
potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it,
What makest thou? or thy wo...
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Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive
with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that
fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
WO...
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45:9 potsherds (c-15) Some read 'with his Maker, a potsherd among the
potsherds of the earth.' work, (d-33) 'Finished work' done with a
purpose, as Deuteronomy 32:4 . see chs. 5.12; 41.24; 'act,' 59.6...
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THE MEANING OF THE CONQUESTS OF CYRUS
1-13. The conquests of Cyrus are ordained by Jehovah for His purposes.
Let not Israel Criticise the manner of its deliverance.
14-17. Great honour awaits Israel...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 45
THE *LORD APPOINTS CYRUS
v1 The *Lord has chosen Cyrus as his champion...
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WOE UNTO HIM THAT STRIVETH... — The sequence of thought is not at
first apparent. Were those who strove, the heathen nations who
resisted Cyrus, or Israelites who desired some other deliverer, say a
p...
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הֹ֗וי רָ֚ב אֶת ־יֹ֣צְרֹ֔ו חֶ֖רֶשׂ אֶת
־חַרְשֵׂ֣י אֲדָמָ֑ה הֲ יֹאמַ֙ר חֹ֤מֶר
לְ יֹֽצְרֹו֙ מַֽה...
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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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JEHOVAH'S CHOSEN INSTRUMENT
Isaiah 45:1-13
Cyrus is one of the noblest figures in ancient history. His character
became a model for the Greek youth in strength, simplicity, humanity,
purity, and sel...
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The fifth of these messages of Jehovah is a charge to Cyrus. First of
all, it utters to him the promises of God which are intended to be his
strength in carrying out the divine purpose. These all emph...
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(l) Woe to him that contendeth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd
[contend] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him
that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, (m) He hath no...
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_Earthen. Literally, "Samian." (Haydock) --- Samos was famous for its
pottery. (Pliny, [Natural History?] xxxv. 12.) Hebrew, "Clay,
disputest thou against the potters of the earth?" He shews the folly...
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How beautiful and striking is this figure of the potsherd, to shed the
folly and danger of finding fault with God. Earthen vessels, struck
one against another, will break; contentions among men are fo...
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9.and10._Wo to him that striveth with his Maker! _This passage is
explained in various ways. Some think that it refers to King
Belshazzar, who, as is evident from Daniel, haughtily defied God, when
he...
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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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WOE UNTO HIM THAT STRIVETH WITH HIS MAKER,.... That contends with him,
enters into a controversy, and disputes with him, or litigates a point
with him; quarrels with his purposes and decrees; murmurs...
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Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd [strive]
with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that
fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?...
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_Wo unto him that striveth_, &c. Bishop Lowth renders this verse,
“Wo unto him that contendeth with the power that formed him, the
potsherd with the moulder of the clay! Shall the clay say to the
pott...
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REBUKING THE REPROBATE PEOPLE...
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5-10 There is no God beside Jehovah. There is nothing done without
him. He makes peace, put here for all good; and creates evil, not the
evil of sin, but the evil of punishment. He is the Author of a...
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WOE UNTO HIM THAT STRIVETH WITH HIS MAKER! This woe is denounced,
either,
1. Against those Jews who, hearing this and many other prophecies and
promises of their deliverance out of captivity, and vet...
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Isaiah 45:9 Woe H1945 strives H7378 (H8801) Maker H3335 (H8802)
potsherd H2789 potsherds H2789 earth H127 clay H2563 say H559 (H8799)
forms H3335 (H8802) making H6213 (H8799) handiwork H6467 hands H30...
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ISAIAH COUNTERS ANY POSSIBLE OPPOSITION THAT WHAT HE HAS SUGGESTED IS
UNACCEPTABLE AND DECLARES YAHWEH'S SOVEREIGN POWER TO ACCOMPLISH HIS
WILL (ISAIAH 45:9).
Having earlier in Chapter s 7, 9, 11 ref...
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Isaiah 45:1. _Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose
right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will
loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates;...
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CONTENTS: Promises to Cyrus for Israel's sake. Proof of God's eternal
power and sovereignty. Encouragement to believing Jews. Doom of idol
worshippers.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Cyrus.
CONCLUSION: Be...
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Isaiah 45:1. _Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose
right hand I have holden;_ a figure of Christ, the anointed of the
Father. This anointing equalled Cyrus with David. Before him God w...
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_I am the Lord, and there is none else_
THE BENEFICENT SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD
The key-thought to all the intricacies of the whole of this passage is
that God is the absolute Author of all that exists an...
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STRIVING WITH GOD
Isaiah 45:9. _Woe unto him, &c._
The idea of rebellion is one of frequent recurrence in this book. A
sinner rebels against God’s authority and dominion. Is frequently
styled an ene...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 45:1
GOD'S WILL CONCERNING HIM ANNOUNCED TO CYRUS. This direct address of
God to a heathen king is without a parallel in Scripture.
Nebuchadnezzar, Pharaoh, Abimelech, were warned t...
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Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have
held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of
kings (Isaiah 45:1),
You remember I told you he prophesied tha...
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1 Corinthians 10:22; Exodus 9:16; Exodus 9:17; Isaiah 10:15; Isaiah
29:16; Isaiah 64:8; Jeremiah 18:6; Jeremiah 50:24; Job 15:24; Job
40:8;...
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Woe — As God here makes many glorious promises to Cyrus, so he
pronounces a curse upon them, who should endeavour to hinder him.
Contend — Contend, if you please, with your fellow creatures, but
not w...