Thou — Thou Israel, whom I took to myself, and brought hither in the loins of thy father Abraham, from a remote country. Called thee — From the midst of many great persons among whom he lived in Chaldea. Chosen — I have chosen thee and thy seed through all generations.
Verse Isaiah 41:9. _AND CALLED THEE FROM THE CHIEF MEN THEREOF _- "And called from the extremities thereof"] אציל מאציליה _atsil meatsileyha_, signifies _the arm, ascilla, ala_; and is used like כנף...
THOU WHOM I HAVE TAKEN FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - From Chaldea - regarded by the Jews as the remote part of the earth. Thus in Isaiah 13:5, it is said of the Medes that they came ‘from a far country...
CHAPTER 41 Jehovah's Challenge 1. _The address to the islands and the peoples (Isaiah 41:1)_ 2. _Jehovah's question, Cyrus and his ways predicted (Isaiah 41:2)_ 3. Nations troubled on account of Cyru...
But Israel, who in the person of Abraham was summoned from Mesopotamia, is also a chosen instrument of Yahweh, and has nothing to fear amid these commotions. ISAIAH 41:10. RIGHT. RIGHTEOUSNESS: rend...
THE CHIEF MEN. the remote parts. I HAVE CHOSEN THEE. Genesis 12:1.Joshua 24:2.Nehemiah 9:7; Acts 7:2. Reference to Pentateuch ...
Israel is bidden "Fear not," because of its peculiar relation to Jehovah. _But thou, Israel_ In opposition to the other peoples (Isaiah 41:1). Omit "art" with R.V. _my servant_ Cf. Jeremiah 30:10 f.,...
_taken_(better, as R.V., TAKEN HOLD OF) _from the ends of the earth_ It is disputed whether the reference is to the call of Abraham, or to the Exodus. It is a little difficult to suppose that Egypt co...
BUT THOU, ISRAEL, &C.— The prophet here subjoins to his reproof of the nations, a consolation to the people of God, drawn from the same argument, as also he had done in the preceding section. See the...
b. GOD'S PEOPLE SAVED TEXT: Isaiah 41:8-13 8 But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend, 9 thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, an...
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. (THOU) WHOM I HAV...
41:9 thereof, (c-18) Or 'from among its nobles.'...
CYRUS GOD'S AGENT 1-7. Jehovah and the gods of the heathen compared as in a court of judgment. Jehovah has raised up Cyrus and given him victory, in order to carry out His good purposes, while the he...
CHIEF MEN] RV 'corners.'...
Friends help friends. God’s people help God when they answer his call to do something for him....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 41 KNOW WHO REALLY CONTROLS EVENTS V1 God speaks: ‘You people in distant...
FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. — Ur of the Chaldees, as belonging to the Euphrates region, is on the extreme verge of the prophet’s horizon. FROM THE CHIEF MEN THEREOF. — Better, _from the far-off regio...
אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִ קְצֹ֣ות הָ אָ֔רֶץ...
CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...
BOOK 3 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD HAVING completed our survey of the fundamental truths of our prophecy, and studied the subject which forms its immediate and most urgent interest, the deliverance of Is...
THE LORD UPHOLDETH HIS SERVANT Isaiah 41:1-16 The conception of this passage is superb. Jehovah is represented as summoning the earth to determine whether He or some idol of the heathen is the true G...
Having thus announced the majesty of Jehovah, the prophet proceeds to utter his general manifesto. This occupies Chapter s forty-one and forty-two. In chapter forty-one Jehovah challenges the island a...
I beg the Reader to pause over these blessed verses, and inquire, with me, whether it be not the Lord Jesus that is here spoken to by Jehovah, when beholding him as the Husband and Head of his Church...
9._For I have taken thee from the end of the earth. _Isaiah continues the same subject; for we know by experience how necessary it is that consolations be repeated when adversity presses upon us; so t...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 41, 42, AND 43. Chapter 41 begins the historical details which prove this. Who raised up Cyrus to overthrow idolatry? But in the midst of the havoc he made of...
THOU WHOM I HAVE TAKEN FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH,.... Meaning not Abraham, nor his natural seed; but such who believed in Christ, who dwelt in the furthest parts of the earth, to whom the Gospel came...
Isaiah 41:9 [Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Ver...
_But thou, Israel, art my servant_ Thus the Gentiles show themselves to be the servants of their idols, and own them for their gods: but thou art my people, and I am and will be thy God. _Jacob, whom...
The Lord's Promise of a Future Victory...
Thou, whom I have taken from the ends of the earth and called thee from the chief men thereof, from its most remote corners, AND SAID UNTO THEE, THOU ART MY SERVANT; I HAVE CHOSEN THEE AND NOT CAST TH...
1-9 Can any heathen god raise up one in righteousness, make what use of him he pleases, and make him victorious over the nations? The Lord did so with Abraham, or rather, he would do so with Cyrus. S...
THOU WHOM I HAVE TAKEN FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH; thou, Israel, whom I took to myself, and brought hither in the loins of thy father Abraham from a remote country, to wit, Chaldea; or, whom I brought...
Isaiah 41:9 taken H2388 (H8689) ends H7098 earth H776 called H7121 (H8804) regions H678 said H559 ...
GOD'S ASSURANCE OF SUCCESS TO HIS PEOPLE, WEAK THOUGH THEY ARE (ISAIAH 41:8). Isaiah 41:8 “But you Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The seed of Abraham, the one who loved me.” He now...
Isaiah 41:8. _But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom l have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend._ Let us, for the time being, forget the people to whom this message was addressed, and see whe...
Isaiah 41:1. _Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment._ God invites people to argue...
God enters into a controversy with those who had fallen into the worship of idols. Isaiah 41:1. _Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then l...
CONTENTS: Greatness of God and weakness of man. Admonition to shun idols and encouragement to trust in God. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Jacob. CONCLUSION: Jehovah is infinite, eternal and unchangeable....
Isaiah 41:1. _Keep silence before me, oh islands._ Commentators here refer us to the time of our Saviour's birth, for the isles of Chittim designate the Roman power. In the Augustan age, the temple of...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 41:1 God alone guides history, for his glory and for the benefit of his people. ⇐ ⇔
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 41:8 God reminds his people of his commitments to them. On Israel as the Lord’s SERVANT, see note on 42:1–9. Mention of God’s having chosen Jacob and of Israel’s status as the...
TWO KINDS OF HELP Isaiah 41:6. _They helped every one his neighbour, &c._ Isaiah 41:10. _Fear not; I will help thee, &c._ It is manifestly the intention of the prophet to exhibit the contrast betwee...
SECTION II.—RECOVERY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD FROM THEIR SIN, AND FROM THEIR BONDAGE IN BABYLON (CH. 41-48.). EXPOSITION...
In the forty-first chapter of Isaiah in the first part of the chapter, God begins His predictions concerning Cyrus who was not yet born. A man who was not to be born for a hundred and fifty years. But...
1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Samuel 12:22; Deuteronomy 7:7; Isaiah 41:2;...
THE GOD OF ALL HELP Isaiah 41:8 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Isaiah is one that lives with us in every daily task and conflict. Sometimes we think that the Old Testament Scriptures are far separat...