Isaiah 41:1
ISLANDS. coast-lands. See note on Isaiah 11:11. RENEW. Same word as in Isaiah 40:31. STRENGTH. strength (to endure). COME NEAR. draw nigh.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISLANDS. coast-lands. See note on Isaiah 11:11. RENEW. Same word as in Isaiah 40:31. STRENGTH. strength (to endure). COME NEAR. draw nigh.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS MAN FROM THE EAST: i.e. Abraham. Compare Cyrus raised up from the north, Isaiah 41:25. KINGS: i.e. those mentioned in Genesis 14:1; Genesis 14:8; Genesis 14:9. stubble. straw. Hebrew. _kash,_ as in Isaiah 40:24.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE PURSUED THEM: i.e. Abraham pursued them unto Dan. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 14:14; Genesis 14:15). App-92. WAY. See note on "path. "Ch. Isaiah 2:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. THE FIRST, AND... LAST. Occurs here and Isaiah 44:6; Isaiah 48:12. Thus, three times in Isaiah, and three times in the Apocalypse (Revelation 1:17; Revelation 2:8; Revelation 22:13). WITH THE LAST: i.e. He who called Abraham, the first, will be with the last (Me... [ Continue Reading ]
ONE. man. Hebrew. _'ish._... [ Continue Reading ]
MY SERVANT. See note on Isaiah 37:35 for the three "servants" in Isaiah. This was Israel, as the seed of Abraham, not Cyrus (yet). Compare verses: Isaiah 41:21. CHOSEN. See note on Isaiah 1:29. MY FRIEND. See note on 2 Chronicles 20:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 (Deuteronomy 7:6; Deuteronomy 10:15; Deuteronomy 14:2). App-92.... [ Continue Reading ]
FEAR THOU NOT. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 31:6; Deuteronomy 31:8). BE NOT DISMAYED. look not around. Some codices, with Syriac, read "and be not", &c. It is this that dismays (see notes on Psalms 73 and 77). GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. STRENGTHEN. strength (inherent, for activity). He... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._. BEHOLD, ALL THEY, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 23:22). App-92. THEY THAT STRIVE. the men (Hebrew. _'ish,_ App-14) of thy strife: i.e. thine accusers.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEM THAT CONTENDED. the men (Hebrew. _'ish)_ of thy contention. NOTHING. See note on Isaiah 5:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU WORM. To emphasize the weakness of Israel; marked also by the Figure of speech _Asterismos_, "Behold". MEN. Hebrew. _methim._ App-14. THY REDEEMER. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 48:16; Exodus 6:6; Exodus 15:13). THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL See note on Isaiah 1:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKE THEE. set thee for. THRESHING INSTRUMENT. See note on Isaiah 28:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
WIND. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. GLORY. See note on Isaiah 13:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
POOR. wretched. Hebrew. _'anah._ See note on Proverbs 6:11. FAILETH. See note on Isaiah 19:5. HEAR. answer. THE GOD OF ISRAEL. See note on Isaiah 29:23. FORSAKE. See note on Isaiah 1:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
OPEN RIVERS, &C. Note that all these physical marvels must be accomplished by the miraculous power of God, not by the spirituality of His People. See note on Isaiah 35:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ for emphasis.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAITH THE LORD. See note on Isaiah 1:11. STRONG. strong (for weight or importance). Hebrew. _azam_ Not same word as in verses: Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 41:10. Hebrew. _'amaz._ THE KING OF JACOB. This title occurs only here. Heathen kings were the gods of their people. So Jehovah, the King of Jacob, was... [ Continue Reading ]
RAISED UP ONE FROM THE NORTH: i.e. Cyrus. See App-57. Compare Abraham (the other type was "from the east", Isaiah 41:2). This prophecy was made 137 years before its fulfilment. Compare Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:1. COME. speed. SHALL HE CALL UPON MY NAME. This is the counter part of Isaiah 45:3; Isaia... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRST SHALL SAY. From the first [I have said].... [ Continue Reading ]
MOLTEN IMAGES. See note on Isaiah 30:22. WIND. vanity. Hebrew. _ruach_ (App-9). See note on Isaiah 57:6. CONFUSION. See note on Isaiah 24:10.... [ Continue Reading ]