1. The children of Zion (Isaiah 49:20) are addressed. Their servitude
is not irrevocable; Jehovah has not formally repudiated Zion
(Deuteronomy 24:1); nor, though they had to learn by discipline, can
any creditors claim His people as slaves (2 Kings 4:1): cp. Jeremiah
24:4; Ezekiel 37.
2, 3. The im... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEREFORE.. ANSWER] These clauses emphasise the hopelessness of
Israel's case from a human point of view. Only the divine power could
effect the deliverance of the exiles.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Servant of Jehovah is here the speaker (as in Isaiah 49:1). He is
taught by Jehovah, receiving the divine message each morning.
TO SPEAK, etc.] RV 'to sustain with words him that is weary.'
5, 6. The Servant does not shrink from his mission in spite of the
suffering and humiliation involved.... [ Continue Reading ]
Read, '.. servant? he that walketh in darkness and hath no light, let
him trust,' etc. (RV).... [ Continue Reading ]
SPARKS] RV 'firebrands.'
ISRAEL'S RESTORATION FROM EXILE IN BABYLON
On the authorship and date of these Chapter s see Intro. According to
their subject matter, they fall naturally into three divisions of
almost equal length (Isaiah 40-48, 49-57,, 58-66), the close of each
division being marked by... [ Continue Reading ]