Isaiah 44

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:6-8

Isaiah 44:6-8. 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 heathen gods; shall call, and shall declare it Shall, by his powerful call, cause a future event to be, and, by his infinite foreknowledge, declare that it shall be. And set it in order for me Orderly relate all future events in the same manner as they shall happen. Since I... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:9-11

Isaiah 44:9-11. They that make a graven image are vanity Hereby discover themselves to be vain, empty, and foolish men. And their delectable things shall not profit Their idols, in which they take so much pleasure. They are their own witnesses They that make them are witnesses against themselves and against their idols, because they know they are not gods, but the work of their own hands. They see not, nor know Have neither sense nor understanding, therefore they have just cause to be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:12-17

Isaiah 44:12-17 . The smith, &c. “The sacred writers,” says Bishop Lowth, “are generally large and eloquent upon the subject of idolatry: they treat it with great severity, and set forth the absurdity of it in the strongest light. But this passage of Isaiah far exceeds any thing that ever was written upon the subject, in force of argument, energy of expression, and elegance of composition. One or two of the apocryphal writers have attempted to imitate the prophet, but with very ill... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:18-20

Isaiah 44:18-20. They have not known, &c. They want common discretion, and have not the understanding of a rational being in them. For what an absurdity is it for a man to dress his meat and make his god with the same piece of wood! Or to think that a log of timber hath any more divinity in it than it had before, because of the form man can give it, or any thing he can do to it! “When,” says Minutius Felix, “does it become a god! Behold, it is cast, fashioned, and carved! It is not yet... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:21-23

Isaiah 44:21-23. Remember these These things, the deep ignorance and stupidity of idolaters. O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten I will not forget nor forsake thee; therefore thou shalt have no need of idols. I have blotted out as a cloud, &c. As the sun arising disperses the clouds, and causes them to vanish and disappear, so have I, arising for thy salvation, with the light and influence of my grace, scattered and removed thy transgressions, that there is no remnant or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:24-27

Isaiah 44:24-27. I am the Lord that maketh all things And therefore I can save thee without the help of any other gods, or any creature; that frustrateth the tokens of the liars Of the magicians and astrologers, who were numerous and greatly esteemed in Babylon, and who had foretold the long continuance and prosperity of the Chaldean empire. And maketh the diviners mad With grief for the disappointment of their predictions, and their disgrace which followed it. That turneth wise men... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:28

Isaiah 44:28. That saith of Cyrus Whom God here mentions by his proper name, two hundred years before he was born, that this might be an undeniable evidence of the exactness of God’s foreknowledge, and a convincing argument to conclude this dispute between God and idols. He is my shepherd Him will I set up to be the shepherd of my people, to rescue them from wolves or tyrants, to gather them together, to rule them gently, and to provide comfortably for them. Xenophon tells us, that Cyrus... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-28

Israel’s God and man-made gods (44:1-28)Not only is God willing to forgive his people, but he wants to pour out the power of his Spirit upon them so that new spiritual life will spring up within them. This will enable them to evangelize the Gentiles, who will then join the descendants of Jacob in worshipping the God of Israel (44:1-5). Israel’s redeemer is the only God. He knows the end from the beginning and his people can depend on him always (6-8).In contrast to the one true and living God... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:1

My servant. The subject of these members. See note on Isaiah 37:35 . chosen. See note on Isaiah 1:29 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:2

Thus saith, &c. Jehovah's first controversy with Israel closes with this member (p. 980); and the second closes with " N" (p. 984). the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . formed = fashioned. Jesurun. This is a direct reference to the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:15 ; Deuteronomy 33:5 , Deuteronomy 33:26 ), the only three places where this name occurs. See notes there and App-92 . read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:6-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:9-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:12-17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:18-20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:21-23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:24-27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:28

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:2

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