Isaiah 41:9

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. (THOU) WHOM I HAVE TAKEN FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - Abraham, the father of the Jews, taken from the remote Ur of the Chaldees. Others take it of Israel called out of Egypt (Deuteronomy 4:37; Hosea 11:1). AND CALLED THEE FROM THE CHIEF MEN THEREOF - literally, the elbows ( mee'ªtsiyleyhaa (H678)); so the joints; hence, the root which joins the tree to the earth; figuratively, those of ancient and noble stock. So Hebrew, pinah, a corner, is used figuratively for a prince. But the p...

9._For I have taken thee from the end of the earth. _Isaiah continues the same subject; for we know by experience how necessary it is that consolations be repeated when adversity presses upon us; so that it is not wonderful that the Prophet dwells so largely on this subject. But from one person, Abraham, he passes to the whole nation, mentioning the benefits which all of them have received from God. The relative אשר _(asher) _(141) appears to me to be here put for an illative particle; for he assigns the reason why the people ought to be courageous amidst adversity. It is because they have formerly experienced his kindness, and consequently ought to cherish equally favorable expectations for the future. “The ends of the earth” may be understood in two ways; either that the people were brought from a distant country, of which Abraham was a native, or that God, who embrac

1-9 Can any heathen god raise up one in righteousness, make what use of him he pleases, and make him victorious over the nations? The Lord did so with Abraham, or rather, he would do so with Cyrus. Sinners encourage one another in the ways of sin; shall not the servants of the living God stir up one another in his service? God's people are the seed of Abraham his friend. This is certainly the highest title ever given to a mortal. It means that Abraham, by Divine grace, was made like to God, and that he was admitted to communion with Him. Happy are the servants of the Lord, whom he has called to be his friends, and to walk with him in faith and holy obedience. Let not such as have thus been favoured yield to fear; for the contest may be sharp, but the victory shall be sure....

Verse Isaiah 41:9. _AND CALLED THEE FROM THE CHIEF MEN THEREOF _- "And called from the extremities thereof"] אציל מאציליה _atsil meatsileyha_, signifies _the arm, ascilla, ala_; and is used like כנף _canaph_, "the wing," for any thing extended from the extremity of another, or joined on to it. It is here parallel with and synonymous to מקצות _mikkatsoth_, "from the ends," in the preceding member....

THOU WHOM I HAVE TAKEN FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - From Chaldea - regarded by the Jews as the remote part of the earth. Thus in Isaiah 13:5, it is said of the Medes that they came ‘from a far country, from the end of heaven’ (see the note on that place). Abraham was called from Ur of the Chaldees - a city still remaining on the east of the river Euphrates. It is probably the same place as the Persian fortress Ur, between Nesibis and the Tigris. It was visited by Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Buckingham, and by others. AND CALLED THEE FROM THE CHIEF MEN THEREOF - Or rather, from the extremities of the earth. The word אציל _'âtsiyl_ means properly “a side”; and when applied to the earth, means the sides ends, or extremities of it. In...

SECTION II.—RECOVERY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD FROM THEIR SIN, AND FROM THEIR BONDAGE IN BABYLON (CH. 41-48.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 41:1 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DELIVERER, AND EFFECT ON THE SURROUNDING NATIONS. Isaiah returns to the standpoint of Isaiah 40:9. A deliverer of Israel is about to appear. The nat

THOU WHOM I HAVE TAKEN FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH,.... Meaning not Abraham, nor his natural seed; but such who believed in Christ, who dwelt in the furthest parts of the earth, to whom the Gospel came, and by which they were laid hold upon, and apprehended by Christ as his own: AND CALLED THEE FROM THE CHIEF MEN THEREOF; from among the great men of the earth, out of their families, courts, and palaces: or rather called them by grace, when such personages were passed by and left; not many noble, not many mighty, being called in those times, 1 Corinthians 1:26: AND SAID UNTO THEE, THOU ART MY SERVANT; and not only called them by the name, but made them such in reality: adding, I HAVE CHOSEN THEE, AND NOT CAST THEE AWAY; nor does the Lord cast away any whom he has chosen and foreknown; and therefore being thus dear to God, a

God enters into a controversy with those who had fallen into the worship of idols. Isaiah 41:1. _Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment._ He challenges them to a debate. He gives them breathing time bids them prepare themselves, and come with the best arguments that their minds could find. Isaiah 41:2. _Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? He gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet._ Who was it that raised up Cyrus, and who made him str

CHAPTER 41 Jehovah's Challenge 1. _The address to the islands and the peoples (Isaiah 41:1)_ 2. _Jehovah's question, Cyrus and his ways predicted (Isaiah 41:2)_ 3. _Nations troubled on account of Cyrus (Isaiah 41:5)_ 4. _Israel as Jehovah's servant (Isaiah 41:8)_ 5. _The message of comfort and assurance of restoration (Isaiah 41:9)_ 6. _Jehovah's second challenge: He alone can declare things to come (Isaiah 41:21)_ 7. The future t

But Israel, who in the person of Abraham was summoned from Mesopotamia, is also a chosen instrument of Yahweh, and has nothing to fear amid these commotions. ISAIAH 41:10. RIGHT. RIGHTEOUSNESS: render, My vindicating right hand....