Isaiah 43:5-7

Fear not— You see Isaiah here, in spirit, foretelling much greater and more important things than he seemed about to declare. We must observe, that while he appears to speak of one thing only, two are understood: the less includes the greater. Speaking literally and properly of the collection of the dispersed church from Babylon,—a more noble collection, the spiritual one of the Jews and Gentiles to the church of Christ, was in his view; and this is described in expressions taken from the external collection of the church from Babylon, and the restoration of the Jews under the Maccabees; exactly in the same manner as ch. xi 12 which should be compared with this place. The 7th verse plainly shews, that the spiritual seed of Israel is spoken of. Every one who is called by my name, means, "every one who is truly my son;" for to be called by the name of any one, is to be his son. See ch. Isaiah 44:5.