Isaiah 44:21-28 WEB

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

CHAPTER XLIV. Cyrus. This was spoken 110 years before his birth, which shews the prescience and power of God, so as not to injure free-will. The parents of Cyrus could not give him this name to fulfill the prediction, as they knew nothing of it. Amon was apprised that a person called Josias would overturn idolatry; but he had no reason to suppose that it would be his son, 1 Kings xiii. 2. --- My shepherd. Chaldean, "that he shall reign." This was shewn by the Jews to Cyrus, on which... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:21-28

21-28 Return unto me. It is the great concern of those who have backslidden from God, like the Jews of old, to hasten their return to him. The work of redemption wrought for us by Christ, encourages to hope for all blessings from him. Our transgressions and our sins are as a thick cloud between heaven and earth: sins separate between us and God; they threaten a storm of wrath. When God pardons sin, he blots out, he dispels this cloud, this thick cloud, so that the way to heaven is open again.... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 44:9-23

The Vanity of Idolatry over against Jehovah v. 9. They that make a graven image, those who manufacture idols, are all of them vanity, nothingness, desolation; and their delectable things, the idols for which they profess such a deep affection, shall not profit, not being able to help them in any way; and they are their own witnesses; they see not nor know, the idol-worshipers themselves testifying that their gods are both blind and ignorant, that they, the idolaters, may be ashamed, for... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 44:24-28

The Promise to have Jerusalem Rebuilt This section, according to a careful analysis, belongs to the next chapter, for it takes up the deliverance of Israel as effected in consequence of the decree of Cyrus. v. 24. Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, and He that formed thee from the womb, Cf v. 2: I am the Lord that maketh all things, the supreme Ruler and Guide of the universe, the Sovereign of the world and all it contains; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone, 40:22; 42:5; that... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 44:1-28

5. THE COMPLETION OF THE REDEMPTION BY DELIVERING FROM SIN IS THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRITIsaiah 44:1-51 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant;And Israel, whom I have chosen:2 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, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty,And floods upon the dry ground:I will pour my spirit upon thy seed,And my blessing upon thine... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 44:22

Isaiah WRITING BLOTTED OUT AND MIST MELTED Isa_44:22 . Isaiah has often and well been called the Evangelical Prophet. Many parts of this second half of his prophecies referring to the Messiah read like history rather than prediction. But it is not only from the clearness with which the great figure of the future king of Israel stands out on his page that he deserves that title. Other thoughts belonging to the very substance of the gospel appear in him with a vividness and a frequency which... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 44:21-28

the Promise of Redemption Isaiah 44:21-28 What divine comfort there is in these gracious words! Notwithstanding all their wanderings and sins, the Chosen People were Jehovah’s elect race. Nothing could make Him forget them; He had redeemed them with the saving strength of His right hand. He could never forget them , but He would forget their sins . Their transgressions had melted into the blue azure of His love. If sought for, they could not be found. Nature was asked to be one great... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:1-28

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 Israel, and the consequent influence on other people. In this message the power of Jehovah is compared with that of idols. Jehovah begins by declaring Himself to be the first and the last, the only God, knowing, and declaring, and appointing. Because these things are so, appeal is made to the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:21-23

Yahweh Calls On Israel To Remember Their Status And What He Has Done For Them (Isaiah 44:21-23 ). Having contemptuously dismissed the gods that men worship Yahweh now calls on His people to recognise how different He is. Isaiah 44:21 “Remember these things, O Jacob, And Israel, for you are my servant. I have formed you, you are a servant of mine, O Israel, you will not be forgotten of me.” God’s people are now told to remember all that He has said to them. For all will come about. And... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:24-28

YAHWEH IS ABOUT TO ACT SO AS TO ESTABLISH HIS PEOPLE AND PREPARE THE WAY FOR HIS SERVANT (Isaiah 44:24 to Isaiah 48:22 ). As with what has gone before it is necessary for us to determine the viewpoint from which we will see these narratives, and in order to do so we must put ourselves in the shoes of Isaiah. Chapters 1-39 were mainly behind him, Hezekiah was dead, and what lay before him was the future in terms of Manasseh’s reign. That reign had not had a promising beginning. Manasseh had... read more

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:28

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:21-28

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 44:9-23

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 44:24-28

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 44:1-28

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 44:22

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 44:21-28

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:1-28

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:21-23

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:24-28

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