Isaiah 46

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:7

7. cry . . . can . . . not . . . save— (Isaiah 45:20, with which contrast Isaiah 45:19). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:8

8. show yourselves men—Renounce the childishness of idolatry as shown in what precedes (1 Corinthians 14:20; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Ephesians 4:14). In order to be manly we must be godly; for man was made "in the image of God," and only rises to his true dignity when joined to God; virtue is derived from the Latin vir, "a man." bring . . . to mind—rather, "lay it to heart." transgressors—addressed to the idolaters among the Jews. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:9

9. former—namely, proofs of the sole Godship of Jehovah, from predictions fulfilled, and interpositions of God in behalf of Israel ( :-). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:10

10. (Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 41:22; Isaiah 41:23; Isaiah 44:26). yet—not in the Hebrew. Translate, "What had not been done" [HORSLEY]. do all my pleasure— (Isaiah 53:10; Romans 9:19). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:11

11. ravenous bird—Cyrus so called on account of the rapidity of his marches from the distant regions of Persia to pounce on his prey (see on :-; Isaiah 46:4; Isaiah 46:4- :; Isaiah 46:4- :). The standard of Cyrus, too, was a golden eagle on a spear (see the heathen historian, XENOPHON, 7, where almost the same word is used, aetos, as here, ayit). executeth my counsel— (Isaiah 44:28; Isaiah 45:13). Babylon represents, mystically, the apostate faction: the destruction of its idols symbolizes the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:12

12. stout-hearted—stubborn in resisting God (Psalms 76:5; Acts 7:51). far from righteousness— (Isaiah 59:9; Habakkuk 2:4). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:13

13. near—antithetical to "far" (Isaiah 46:12; Isaiah 51:5; Isaiah 56:1; Isaiah 61:10; Isaiah 61:11; Romans 10:6-8). righteousness—answering to "salvation" in the parallel clause; therefore it means here, "my righteous deliverance"; righteous, because proving the truth of God's promises, and so contrived as to not compromise, but vindicate, His righteousness (Isaiah 42:21; Romans 3:26). Zion . . . my glory—rather, "I will give salvation in Zion; to Israel (I will give) my glory" [HORSLEY].... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 46

God and idols 45:20-46:7In the following segment (Isaiah 45:20-25), God contrasted His salvation with that of the Babylonian idols."Throughout chs. 40-55, the people of Israel are envisioned as being in bondage in Babylon. . . . Has not the God of Israel been thoroughly discredited? Should not Israel adopt the gods of her captors? . . . Instead, he [Isaiah] insists that it is the captors, the Babylonians, who need to look to their deliverance. Far from Israel being concerned over whether their... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 46:1-2

Bel and Nebo were the two chief gods of Babylonia. Bel ("lord," cf. the Canaanite Baal) was the title of the father of the gods in the Babylonian pantheon, whose name was Enlil. Bel was also later the title of Marduk, the city god of Babylon and the hero of Enuma Elish, the Babylonian Creation account. Nebo was Bel’s son, and he was supposedly a wise administrator. The names Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar ("Nebo, protect the boundary"), and Nabonidus, among others, show reverence for Nebo, and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 46:3-4

Addressing the remnant (house) of His people, Yahweh reminded the Judahites that He had carried Israel (as a burden sometimes) throughout her history (cf. Isaiah 63:9; Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 1:31; Deuteronomy 32:11; Psalms 28:9), and He would continue to do so. This, of course, is the opposite of what the Babylonians had to do to their idols (Isaiah 46:1-2). The Israelites had never carried Him, but it was He, and only He, who had always carried them."Normally, we expect that as children... read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:10

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:11

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 46:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 46

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 46:1-2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 46:3-4

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