CHAPTER 43 GOD'S REDEMPTION AND DELIVERANCE FOR HIS PEOPLE. Having described the condition of His people God now goes on to declare what He will do for them. He will redeem and deliver them. He will gather their exiles from every part of the world. For they are His witnesses. None can deliver out o... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD HAS CREATED AND REDEEMED A PEOPLE FOR HIMSELF WHOM HE WILL LOVE AND PROTECT (ISAIAH 43:1). Isaiah 43:1 ‘But now thus says Yahweh who created you, O Jacob, And he who formed you, O Israel, Do not be afraid for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name, you are mine.' Suddenly again... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD DECLARES THAT ONLY HIS PEOPLE CAN BE WITNESSES TO WHAT HE IS (ISAIAH 43:8). Isaiah 43:8 ‘Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf people who have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the peoples be assembled. Who among them can declare this? And show us... [ Continue Reading ]
INCLUDED IN HIS REDEEMING ACTIVITY WILL BE HIS JUDGMENT ON THE PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE OF THE RULERS OF BABYLON WHEN HE WILL ‘BRING THEM DOWN' AS FUGITIVES IN THEIR SHIPS (ISAIAH 43:14). Having declared how Yahweh is going to use Egypt and Cush as a ransom in order to rescue Judah, and how He is going... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT GOD'S PEOPLE HAVE FAILED TO BE HIS TRUE PEOPLE AND MUST FIRST FACE CURSING AND REVILEMENT (ISAIAH 43:22). However, while there is the glorious vision of this future true people of God, Isaiah has not forgotten the present state of Israel. He was under no illusions about that. Indeed God had war... [ Continue Reading ]