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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

I am the Lord, that is my name ,.... Jehovah, a name expressive of his self-existence, eternity, and immutability; a name by which be made himself known to Israel of old, and which is peculiar to him, and does not belong to another, and so distinguishes him from all false gods; see Exodus 3:14 or, "Hu is my name" F16 הוא שמי ; to which αυτος , "he himself the same", answers; see Psalm 102:27 , compared with Hebrews 13:8 and this is one of the names of God with the Jews ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:9

Behold, the former things are come to pass ,.... Which the Lord had foretold in former times, as to Abraham, concerning the affliction of his posterity in Egypt, the bringing them out from thence, and settling them in the land of Canaan; and other things by Moses and Joshua, and other prophets; and by Isaiah; and particularly the captivity of the ten tribes, which was now come to pass in the times of Hezekiah: and new things do I declare ; as the captivity of Judah and Benjamin, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:10

Sing unto the Lord a new song ,.... On account of the new things before prophesied of, and now done; on account of redemption and salvation by Christ, and the conversion of the Gentiles through the light of the Gospel brought among them; the song of redeeming love, and for the Gospel, and regenerating grace; and not the Jews only, but the Gentiles also, are called upon to sing this song, as having a special share in the blessings, the subject of it: hence it follows, and his praise from... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:11

Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice ,.... The eastern part of the world, Arabia Deserta, and the inhabitants of the cities which were in it: the villages that Kedar doth inhabit ; or the "courts" F20 חצרים "atria", Montanus; "tentoria", Grotius. , or tents, the Kedarenes inhabited, who were Arabians, and dwelt in tents, which they pitched here and there, for the convenience of their flocks; and so the Targum, "the Arabians that inhabit the wilderness... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:12

Let them give glory unto the Lord ,.... For all the great and good things he has done for them, in sending his Gospel to them, calling them by his grace, enlightening their minds, and revealing his Son in them, and making them partakers of the blessings of his grace, and entitling them to eternal glory and happiness: and declare his praise in the islands ; as on the western continent, and the isles of it; so on the eastern continent, and the islands of it, the islands of Greece, the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:13

The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man ,.... In the ministry of the word, conquering and to conquer ; girding his "sword" on his thigh; causing his "arrows" to be sharp in the hearts of his enemies; clothing the word with power; making the weapons of warfare , put into the hands of his ministering servants, mighty , to pull down the "strong holds" of sin and Satan, to cast: down the proud "imaginations" of men's hearts, and to bring into captivity every thought to the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:14

I have long time holden my peace ,.... For many hundred years the Lord suffered the Gentile world to walk in their own ways, to worship their idols, and took no notice of them; he winked at and overlooked their times of ignorance, and did not bring down his vengeance upon them, nor stir up all his wrath; nor indeed did he send any among them, to reprove and convince them of their errors, and threaten them with "ruin", in case of their continuance in them: I have been still, and refrained... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:15

I will make waste mountains and hills ,.... Kingdoms, greater and lesser; kings and governors, as Jarchi interprets it; and so Kimchi understands it of the kings of the nations; by them are meant the emperors of Rome, and their governors under them, that set themselves against Christ and his Gospel, but were overcome by him; these mountains and hills became a plain before him: "every mountain and island were moved out of their places, and the kings of the earth, and the great men, &c.;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:16

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not ,.... The Targum interprets this of the people of Israel, thus, "I will lead the house of Israel, which are like to the blind, in a way which they knew not.' But it is better to understand it of the Gentiles, who, before the light of the Gospel came among them, were blind as to the true knowledge of God, and especially as in Christ; and of Christ, and the way of peace, life, and salvation by him; and of themselves, and their... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:17

They shall be turned back ,.... Either from their former course, from their idolatry and their idols, and be converted, and turn to the living God; or it may be understood of such Gentiles as were not converted, when others were, who should be put to flight, and should fly to the rocks and mountains to hide and cover them from the wrath of God; for this phrase is used of the overthrow of enemies, of their being obliged to turn their backs and flee: they shall be greatly ashamed that trust... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:17

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