Isaiah 43

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:8-10

Isaiah 43:8-10. Bring forth the blind, &c.— Vitringa renders the 9th verse, Let, &c. Who among them could declare this? Either let them tell us what shall first happen, and bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them [be content to] hear, and say, this is truth. The scope of this period is, to confirm the people of God in their belief of the true Divinity, from those remarkable events so clearly foretold by the prophet; and to instruct them, to convince the degenerate... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:11-13

Isaiah 43:11-13. I, even I, am the Lord, &c.— I even I, &c. Isaiah 43:12. I have declared and saved, and foreshewed, and not any strange god among you [hath done so]; therefore, &c. The argument of this whole discourse is so consistent in all its parts, that nothing heterogeneous is mixed with it. God is here introduced, as in the discourses immediately following, determined to vindicate the truth of his essence and divinity against idolaters and unbelievers, and to call them from... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:14-15

Isaiah 43:14-15, Thus saith the Lord— In these verses the prophet foretels, and typically describes the benefit of deliverance from the Babylonish captivity, which God would perform for his people. The meaning, is, "I have sent to Babylon the Medes and Persians, with Cyrus at their head, who shall besiege Babylon, and that with so great consternation of the citizens and soldiers, that all of them, prepared for flight, and among the rest the Chaldeans, who were esteemed the best soldiers, shall... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:16-17

Isaiah 43:16-17. Thus saith the Lord— The prophet in these words confirms what he had advanced respecting the deliverance from Babylon, by the former deliverance which God had wrought for his people from Egypt; thus, from the view of the past, strengthening the faith and hope of believers in what was to come. Some, however, suppose that these words are a kind of preface to the following period, in which the new work of grace is foretold. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:18-21

Isaiah 43:18-21. Remember ye not, &c.— Call not to mind former things, &c. Another specimen is here produced of a mighty work of divine providence and grace, of a singular and wonderful benefit to be conferred upon the church, which is here described as greater and more excellent than the former ones. From which work foretold and effected, the truth of the God of Israel is asserted against idolaters, and an argument is drawn for the support and establishment of the hope of believers.... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:22-24

Isaiah 43:22-24. But thou hast not called upon me— This reproof may be connected in a two-fold manner with the preceding discourse. First, that the prophet, while he consoles the better part of the church, and confirms their faith by the predictions and promises of great things to come, may at the same time reprove the greater and worst part of the church, and give them to know that these benefits were not conferred upon the church for their sake, or that they should have any part in them; but... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:25-28

Isaiah 43:25-28. I, even I, am he that blotteth out— In the 25th verse the prophet declares, in words truly evangelical, that the divine grace alone, freely forgiving transgressions and sins, is the cause of the blessings and benefits predicted and promised. He then urges, Isa 43:26 the conviction begun, Isaiah 43:22. He offers to the Jews in the name of God, the condition of publicly disputing before just judges, and at the same time of choosing that side of the argument which they should... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43

CHAPTER 43 :-. A SUCCESSION OF ARGUMENTS WHEREIN ISRAEL MAY BE ASSURED THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR PERVERSITY TOWARDS GOD ( :-), HE WILL DELIVER AND RESTORE THEM. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:1

1. But now—notwithstanding God's past just judgments for Israel's sins. created—not only in the general sense, but specially created as a peculiar people unto Himself (Isaiah 43:7; Isaiah 43:15; Isaiah 43:21; Isaiah 44:2; Isaiah 44:21; Isaiah 44:24). So believers, "created in Christ Jesus" (Isaiah 44:24- :), "a peculiar people" (Isaiah 44:24- :). redeemed—a second argument why they should trust Him besides creation. The Hebrew means to ransom by a price paid in lieu of the captives (compare... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:2

2. rivers . . . not overflow thee—so in passing Jordan, though at its "overflow," when its "swellings" were especially dangerous (Joshua 3:15; Jeremiah 12:5). waters . . . fire—a proverbial phrase for the extremest perils (Jeremiah 12:5- :; also Psalms 138:7). Literally fulfilled at the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21; Exodus 14:22), and in the case of the three youths cast into the fiery furnace for conscience' sake (Daniel 3:25; Daniel 3:27). read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:8-10

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:11-13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:14-15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:16-17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:18-21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:22-24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 43:25-28

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:2

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