Isaiah 41:1 God addresses men here by two designations, the one having reference to their remoteness and isolation, and the other to their unity. To the Hebrew all distant places were islands. They were afar, scattered and lonely. Keeping silence before God and renewing strength are duties prescrib... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 41:4 I. Look at God in His primary relation to His creature. "I the Lord, First." Understand clearly that everything which is was first an idea in the mind of God. Thence, by a creative act, it came forth and took form and being. So God was First, long before all His works as the mould is be... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 41:6 I. Encouragement must be lived as well as spoken. II. Encouragement must begin at the nearest point. III. Encouragement must not be merely seasonal. IV. Encouragement must not be withdrawn by frequent failures. V. Encouragement must be true, based on reasons. W. M. Statham, _Christ... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 41:10 God can be God and fearless, but we can scarcely be creatures and fearless. Still less is it likely that sinful creatures should be fearless. It is more than the Father looks for under the present mode of our existence. But when the fearful thing is coming down, or when the children se... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 41:13 Courage, its source and necessity. I. Its source. You can scarcely fail to observe the broad sense of the Divine presence and aid which is expressed by the figures of the promise we have read, "I will hold thy right hand." The grasp of the hand is significant of close and present frien... [ Continue Reading ]