Isaiah 44:1
MY SERVANT. The subject of these members. See note on Isaiah 37:35. CHOSEN. See note on Isaiah 1:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
MY SERVANT. The subject of these members. See note on Isaiah 37:35. CHOSEN. See note on Isaiah 1:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
THUS SAITH, &C. Jehovah's first controversy with Israel closes with this member (p. 980); and the second closes with " _N"_ (p. 984). THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. FORMED. fashioned. Jesurun. This is. direct reference to the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 33:5; Deuteronomy 33:26)... [ Continue Reading ]
I WILL POUR, &C. These promises all refer to the day of Israel's future restoration. SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. For this promise, see Ezekiel 36:25; Ezekiel 39:29. Compare Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 59:21.Joel 2:28; Zechariah 12:10. It began at Pentecost (Acts 2:16); but the kingdom was then rejected... [ Continue Reading ]
AS WILLOWS, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 24:6). App-92. WATER COURSES. See note on "streams", Isaiah 30:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
ONE... ANOTHER... ANOTHER. Hebrew. _zeh =_ this one, that one, &c.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE KING OF ISRAEL. Note this title (1) in connection with the O.T. manifestation of the kingdom; (2) the Gospels, the proclamation of the kingdom by the Son (Matthew 27:42.Mark 15:32. Joh 1:49. John 12:13). All were rejected, and the kingdom therefore is now in abeyance. HIS REDEEMER: i.e. his Kin... [ Continue Reading ]
APPOINTED. set, or established. THE ANCIENT PEOPLE. the everlasting Nation. The nation of Israel is everlasting, like the Covenant. The nations which oppressed Israel (Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Rome) have passed away; but Israel remains, and, when restored, will remain for ever. Note and compare the... [ Continue Reading ]
MY WITNESSES. Note the Structures above). NO GOD. no Rock. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:4. Compare Isaiah 26:4). App-92.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKE. fashion, or, form. VANITY. emptiness. Hebrew. _tohu_ (without form), as in Genesis 1:2. See note on Isaiah 24:10. THEIR. the fashioners'. DELECTABLE THINGS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for the things they have desired. THEY: i.e. the makers and worshippers. See the Str... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SMITH WITH THE TONGS, &C. "The smith was more or less. sacred person, and the iron foundry was an annex of heathen temples. "Mounds of _scorioe_ and iron slag are found near many heathen temples. Note the contrast exhibited (apparently on purpose) in 1 Kings 6:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
TAKE THEREOF. take [of the wood] thereof.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH. Some codices in margin, with one early printed edition, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and with".... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKETH A. maketh into a.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT KNOWN. not taken note. SHUT. smeared.... [ Continue Reading ]
NONE CONSIDERETH. none reflecteth; none bringeth back to his heart. UNDERSTANDING. discernment. THE STOCK OF. TREE. a log of wood.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. A LIE: i.e. the maker's vain fancy.... [ Continue Reading ]
O ISRAEL. Some codices, with one early printed edition (Rabbinic, 1517), read "And Israel", The reference is to Genesis 32:26. NOT BE FORGOTTEN. Because of being the "everlasting Nation" (Isaiah 44:7).... [ Continue Reading ]
I HAVE BLOTTED OUT. See Isaiah 43:25. TRANSGRESSIONS. rebellions. Hebrew. _pasha_ '. REDEEMED. Hebrew. _ga'al._ See note on Exodus 6:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
SING... SHOUT. Figure of speech _Poeanismos_. BREAK FORTH INTO SINGING. See note on Isaiah 14:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
TOKENS. signs. See note on Isaiah 7:11. LIARS: i.e. the false prophets of the heathen. DIVINERS: i.e. the astrologers, &c, of Assyria. See note on Isaiah 47:13. WISE. Figure of speech _Antiphrasis_ (App-6). accounted wise.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS SERVANT: i.e. His prophet (Isaiah). JERUSALEM... CITIES, &C. These named first because first built. See Isaiah 44:28. BUILT. rebuilt.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEEP: i.e. the Euphrates, on which Babylon was built. I WILL DRY UP. Literally fulfilled, at the taking of Babylon, by Cyrus through his general, Gobryas. Compare Jeremiah 50:38, &c. RIVERS. Plural of Majesty for the great river Euphrates.... [ Continue Reading ]
CYRUS. See note on Isaiah 45:1. EVEN SAYING. and saying: i.e. Jehovah, the Speaker from Isaiah 44:24, and in the preceding clause. It does not mean that Cyrus spoke of rebuilding Jerusalem (for he did not), but it records what Jehovah would say of Cyrus, and what He would say also to Jerusalem. Neh... [ Continue Reading ]