And who, as I, shall (g) call, and shall declare it, and set (h) it in order for me, since I appointed the (i) ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let (k) them show to them.
(g) And appoint them that will deliver the Church.
(h) That is, tell me how I should proceed in this.
(i) God calls the Israelites ancient, because he preferred them to all others in his eternal election.
(k) Meaning, their idols.
Verse Isaiah 44:7. _LET THEM SHOW UNTO THEM _- "Let them declare unto us."] For למו _lamo_, unto _them_, the _Chaldee_ reads לנו _lanu_, unto _us_. The _Septuagint_ read לכם _lachem_, unto _you_; whi...
AND WHO, AS I - This verse contains an argument to prove that he is God. In proof of this, he appeals to the fact that he alone can predict future events, and certainly declare the order, and the time...
CHAPTER 44 Jehovah Continues to Speak 1. _Spiritual blessings promised by the gift of the Spirit (Isaiah 44:1)_ 2. _Jehovah the First and the Last (Isaiah 44:6)_ 3. _Idolatry rebuked (Isaiah 44:9)_ 4...
ISAIAH 44:6; ISAIAH 44:21. THE INCOMPARABLENESS OF YAHWEH, WHO REDEEMS ISRAEL. Yahweh of (the heavenly) Hosts (Genesis 2:1 *, 1 Samuel 1:3 *) asserts Hi
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) h...
The proof of Isaiah 44:6 is found in the incontestable fact of prophecy (as ch. Isaiah 41:22 ff., Isaiah 43:9; Isaiah 43:12; &c.). The verse as translated
Isaiah 44:6-23. The Reality of Jehovah's Godhead, evinced by His Predictions, and contrasted with the manifold absurdities of Idolatry The passage, which is merely a restatement of ideas already expr...
There is no God but Jehovah and Israel is His witness: this is the substance of the verses, and the proof is the familiar one from prophecy. _the King of Israel_ See on ch. Isaiah 41:21. _the Lord of...
AND WHO, AS I, SHALL CALL, &C.— The meaning is, "Who, of the strange gods, like me, by an efficacious command of his will, orders all causes and events of things to exist according to his good pleasur...
B. POWER OF THE LORD'S SERVANT Chapter S 44-49 1. SOVEREIGN OVER ALL GODS, CHAPTER 44 a. SHOWS FAVOR TO THE FAITHFUL TEXT: Isaiah 44:1-8 1 1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I hav...
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. WHO, AS I...
A challenge to others to foretell the future, as Jehovah does by His prophet (Isaiah 41:22). RM 'And who, as I, can proclaim? let him declare it,' etc....
THE IMPOTENCE OF IDOLS 1-23. The reproach of God's people shall be entirely removed. Jehovah the Eternal, who rules the events of history, contrasted with the futile gods of the heathen. 24-28. This...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 44 The connection between Chapter s 43 and 44 is similar to the connection...
SINCE I APPOINTED THE ANCIENT PEOPLE... — Literally, _the people of the age,_ or _of eternity._ The phrase is used of the dead in Ezekiel 26:20. Here it has been referred either to the antediluvian fa...
וּ מִֽי ־כָמֹ֣ונִי יִקְרָ֗א וְ יַגִּידֶ֤הָ וְ
Isaiah 44:1; Isaiah 45:1; Isaiah 46:1; Isaiah 47:1; Isaiah 48:1...
CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...
“BESIDES ME THERE IS NO GOD” Isaiah 44:1-11 What gracious promises are given throughout Scripture, not only to God's children, but to their seed! Here the thirsty soul, longing for love, sympathy, Go...
The beginning of this chapter (verses Isa 44:1-5) contains the gracious promise of the outpouring of the Spirit of God, and a description of the blessing of refreshment and renewal which will come to...
W hat sublimity is in these verses! How truly delightful to see the Lord Jehovah claiming his rightful sovereignty, and revealing himself under such glorious and distinguishing characters! There needs...
7._And who as I? _Here the Lord compares himself with idols, as we have already seen in another passage. In the present instance the object is, that, when they were fiercely insulted by the Babylonian...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 44 AND 45. Jehovah now reasons with His people whom He had formed from the womb, encourages them, promises them His Spirit. Their children shall spring up as...
AND WHO AS I SHALL CALL,.... Which of the idols of the Gentiles can do as the king of Israel, the Lord of hosts has done? call things that are not, as though they were? call all creatures into being?...
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. Ver. 7. _An...
_Thus saith the Lord_, &c. Here God renews his contest with idols, which he insists an so often, and so much, because his own people were exceeding prone to idolatry. _And who_ Which of all the heathe...
THE REASSURANCE OF GOD'S COVENANT FAITHFULNESS...
And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for Me, the Lord's challenge being to all men to produce one equal to Him in prophetic wisdom, SINCE I APPOINTED THE ANCIENT PEOPLE...
1-8 Israel is here called Jeshurun, which means "the upright one." Such only are Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile. Those that serve God he will own. He will help them over difficulties, and in...
WHO, which of all the heathen gods, AS I, SHALL CALL, AND SHALL DECLARE? shall by his powerful call or word cause it to be, and by his infinite foreknowledge declare that it shall be. Or, _shall publi...
Isaiah 44:7 proclaim H7121 (H8799) declare H5046 (H8686) order H6186 (H8799) appointed H7760 (H8800) ancient...
YAHWEH LAYS DOWN A CHALLENGE TO ANY WHO CLAIM TO BE GODS TO PROVE IT IN PROPHECY AND ACTION (ISAIAH 44:7). God has laid down the past and the future. What has happened and what will happen is under H...
In this chapter, God encourages his Church by a promise of the visitation of his Spirit. Oh, that it may be fulfilled to us also! Isaiah 44:1. Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I hav...
This evening, we will read two Chapter s from Isaiah's prophecy, the forty-fourth and the fifty-fifth, and a few verses from the twenty-third chapter of the second Book of Samuel. May the Lord bless a...
Isaiah 44:1. _Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant;...
Isaiah 44:1. _Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my Servant;...
Isaiah 44:1. _Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant and Israel, whom I have chosen. Thus saith the LORD, that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant;...
Isaiah 44:1. _Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:_ After all these charges, you see, the love of God to his chosen people is still the same. Well might Paul say, «I am p...
CONTENTS: The promise of the Spirit and the coming restoration. The folly of idolatry. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Cyrus. CONCLUSION: There is no God besides Jehovah. He is infinite and therefore...
Isaiah 44:5. _Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord._ This phrase is somewhat obscure; it is not said whether they signed a covenant, or imprinted some mark on their hand. The latter sen...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 44:1 A PROPHECY OF ISRAEL'S SPIRITUAL RECOVERY AND REGENERATION. This section is closely connected with Isaiah 43:1; of which it ought to form
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesh...
Acts 17:26; Deuteronomy 32:8; Genesis 17:7; Genesis 17:8; Isaiah 41:22
Who — Which of all the Heathen gods. Declare — Shall by his powerful word cause it to be, and by his fore — knowledge declare that it shall be. Set in order — Orderly relate all future events in the s...