イザヤ書 43:9-13 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

A RENEWED CHALLENGE TO THE NATIONS . The nations are once more challenged (comp. Isaiah 41:1 , Isaiah 41:21-26 ) to set forth the claims of their gods against those of Jehovah. Israel is summoned on the one hand ( Isaiah 43:8 ); the nations on the other ( Isaiah 43:9 ). What prophecy can the nations produce, either old or new? The Israelites can abundantly witness on behalf of Jehovah ( Isaiah 43:10 ). Jehovah adds a further witness of himself ( Isaiah 43:11-13 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The great controversy. The challenge of Isaiah 41:1-29 . is renewed, and Jehovah's claims are contrasted with those of the false gods. I. ASSEMBLING OF THE NATIONS . Israel is first brought forth by the ministers of justice. The people were once blind and deaf, but now are in possession of their faculties. And then, over against this small company of the faithful, the vast host of the heathen appears. And the challenge is issued—What god of the nations can produce predictions... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:9

All the nations ; rather, all ye nations. Israel is a witness on the one hand, a multitude of nations on the other, recalling the contention of Elijah with the four hundred priests of Baal ( 1 Kings 18:22 ). The people; rather, the peoples. Who among them can declare this? i.e. which of them can show any prediction made by their gods comparable to the one contained in Isaiah 43:1 -77 And show us former things. "Exhibit the past history of the world in well-attested documents"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:10

Ye are my witnesses , saith the Lord ; i.e. "Ye, Israel, are the witnesses that I cite"—ye can prove the antiquity of the historical books of Scripture by the ordinary modes by which antiquity is proved, and also the exact dates of the prophetical sues. Ye can show what clear and unambiguous prophecies have been delivered centuries before the event, as the destruction of Jerusalem by a nation in whom none can fail to recognize the Romans ( Deuteronomy 28:49-57 ), prophesied by Moses;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:10

The witness of God's servants. "Ye are my witnesses." God summoned his people Israel to bear witness to him; he challenged them to come forward and testify that I. THOSE WHO ARE TO BEAR IT . We know who they are to whom God says," Ye are," etc. They are those who have themselves returned unto him in true penitence and faith. All others are unsuited by their character and their spirit (see Psalms 50:16 ; Psalms 51:12 , Psalms 51:13 ; Romans 2:21 ; Isaiah 52:11 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:11

Beside me there is no saviour . None but God can save men. Man cannot make atonement for his fellows; "for it cost more to redeem their souls, so that he must let that alone for ever" ( Psalms 49:8 , Prayer-book Version). The human "saviours" whom God raises up to deliver his people out of the hand of their enemies ( 3:9 ; 2 Kings 13:5 ; Nehemiah 9:27 , etc.), are "saviours" in quite a secondary and inferior sense. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:12

I have declared , etc. Translate, I announced , and delivered , add proclaimed ( the deliverance ), when there was no strange god among you ; i . e I did what the idol-gods cannot do—announced deliverance, and effected it, and further proclaimed (or published) it, at the time when you Israelites had no idolatry among you. The allusion is to the deliverance of Jerusalem from Sennacherib, which God announced by the mouth of Isaiah ( Isaiah 37:33-35 ), effected by the hand of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he . So the LXX ; Jerome, and Stier; but most moderns translate, "Yea, from this time forth I am he" (setup. Ezekiel 48:35 ). Kay, however, thinks that the translation of the Authorized Version may stand. Who shall let it? literally, as in Isaiah 14:27 , who shall turn it back ? i.e. "reverse it, undo it." Surely no one . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:9

Let all the nations be gathered together - Let them be assembled to give evidence, or to adduce proofs that their idols are worthy of confidence Isaiah 41:1.Who among them can declare this? - Who among them hath predicted this state of things? Who has foretold the events which are now occurring? It is implied here, that Yahweh had done this, but none of the pagan gods had done it (see the note at Isaiah 41:21).And show us former things - (see the note at Isaiah 41:22). The order of events, the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:10

Ye are my witnesses - They were his witnesses, because, first, he had given in them predictions of future events which had been literally fulfilled: secondly, by his power of delivering them so often manifested, he had shown that he was a God able to save. Neither of these had been done by the idol-gods (compare Isaiah 44:8).And believe me - Or rather, confide in me.Before me there was no God formed - I am the only true, the eternal God. In this expression, Yahweh says that he was the first... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:10

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