Isaiah 43:17

Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters; THUS SAITH THE LORD, WHICH MAKETH A WAY IN THE SEA - Allusion to the deliverance of Israel, and overthrow of Pharaoh in the Red Sea, the standing illustration of God's unchanging character toward His people, (Ex 14.) Verse 17. WHICH BRINGETH FORTH THE CHARIOT ... AND THE POWER - the might of the enemies' host; every mighty warrior. THEY SHALL LIE DOWN TOGETHER - as Pharaoh's army sank "together" in a watery grave....

17._When he bringeth out. _He shows that no power or forces shall hinder him from delivering his people, whenever he shall think proper. The sea which lay between them could not prevent God from “bringing out” his people; but he divided its waters in the midst, and drowned the pursuing enemies, with their horses and chariots. (Exodus 14:28.) This is therefore an amplification; as if he had said, “Though the whole world be leagued for your destruction, and attempt, to hinder the deliverance of my Church, yet it will gain nothing; for not only will the Lord find out a way through whirlpools, when he thinks proper, but he will overthrow and scatter all opposing efforts, and will crush them so that they shall never again raise their head.” _They are quenched like flax. _It is possible that he who was vanquished in one battle may renew his strength in another, and at length be

14-21 The deliverance from Babylon is foretold, but there is reference to greater events. The redemption of sinners by Christ, the conversion of the Gentiles, and the recall of the Jews, are described. All that is to be done to rescue sinners, and to bring the believer to glory, is little, compared with that wondrous work of love, the redemption of man....

WHICH BRINGETH FORTH THE CHARIOT AND HORSE - The reference here is, undoubtedly, to the occurrences which are recorded in Exodus 14:4, following, when Pharaoh and his host are said to have followed the Israelites, but were all submerged in the sea. God is said to have brought them forth in accordance with the general statement so often made, that he controls and directs princes and nations (see the note at Isaiah 10:5). THEY SHALL LIE DOWN TOGETHER - They shall sink together to death, as Pharaoh and his army sunk together in a watery grave. Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: They sank as lead in the mighty w

EXPOSITION ISAIAH 43:1 A RENEWED PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF PROTECTION AND DELIVERANCE. Severe rebuke (Isaiah 42:18) is followed, as so often in Isaiah (Isaiah 1:25-23; Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 9:1, etc.), by comfort and consolation. Israel is assured that God has not cast him off, and promised the comfort of the Divine presence during the existing tribulation (verse 2), and. a speedy restorati

WHICH BRINGETH FORTH THE CHARIOT AND THE HORSE, THE ARMY AND THE POWER,.... Who brought forth the chariots and horses, and the mighty army of Pharaoh, out of Egypt, to pursue the Israelites into the Red sea, where they were drowned. The present tense is put for the future, as in the preceding verse; the future is put for the past tense in the next clause: THEY SHALL LIE DOWN TOGETHER, THEY SHALL NOT RISE; they lay down in the Red sea, where they sunk to the bottom, and perished, and never rose more, at least to life, nor never will, till the general resurrection: THEY ARE EXTINCT, THEY ARE QUENCHED AS TOW; or flax, or as the wick of a candle p, when put into water, is quenched at once; so the Egyptian, became extinct in the Red sea. Some observe an allusion to the commodity of flax, for which Egypt was famous. Kimchi interprets the whole of the army of Sennacherib, which was brought ou...

Isaiah 43:1. _But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel,_ The Lord reminds us that he first created us, and that he afterwards molded us; we are like Jacob by nature, but he has made us Israel by grace. Isaiah 43:1. _Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine._ Redemption is a deep well of comfort. If the Lord has indeed bought us with his blood, he will not think lightly of us; and if he has called us by name, and declared that we belong to him, we may rest assured that he will not lose his own property, but that he will preserve it to the end. Isaiah 43:2. When thou passest through the

CHAPTER 43 Jehovah Speaks in Comfort to His People 1. _What Jehovah is and will be to Israel (Isaiah 43:1)_ 2. _Second address to the blind and deaf people (Isaiah 43:8)_ 3. _Jehovah deals with their enemies (Isaiah 43:14)_ 4. _Blessed things to come: They shall show forth My praise (Isaiah 43:18)_ 5. _Jehovah's loving appeal and promise to remember their sins no more (Isaiah 43:22) _ Chapter s 43-45 must be studied together. Jehovah speaks in these Chapter s as nowhere else in the prophetic Word. Note the man

YAHWEH WILL WORK FOR HIS PEOPLE A DELIVERANCE MORE WONDERFUL THAN THE EXODUS. Isaiah 43:14 is too corrupt to be translated with confidence. RV understands it to refer to a flight by water of the Babylonians from their fallen city. Yahweh recalls His people's passage through the Red Sea, when He overwhelmed the Egyptians. So much more wonderful will be His new achievement that it will be quoted instead of the Exodus as the supreme evidence of His redeeming power. He will make a road for the exiles through the wilderness, and cause rivers to spring forth in the arid desert; the wild creatures of the wilderness shall praise Him in gratitude. ISAIAH 43:15. Omit am. Isaiah 43:16. Something has b

TOGETHER: or, at once. TOW. wick. Hebrew flax. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the wick made of it....