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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 44:22

I have blotted out. See Isaiah 43:25 . transgressions = rebellions. Hebrew. pasha '. redeemed. Hebrew. ga'al. See note on Exodus 6:6 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:21-22

Isaiah 44:21-22. Remember these— This whole exhortation, which is subjoined to the preceding reproof, is founded on this presumption, that, according to the prediction of Moses and the prophets, the Jewish and Israelitish nation, when carried into captivity, would turn themselves to God; namely, the faithful of that nation, the seed of the future church, after God had punished the contumacious transgressors of his law. These are the persons here addressed, and the address, together with the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:22

22. blotted out—the debt of thy sin from the account-book in which it was entered (Exodus 32:32; Exodus 32:33; Revelation 20:12). as a thick cloud—scattered away by the wind (Psalms 103:12). as a cloud—a descending gradation. Not only the "thick cloud" of the heavier "transgressions," but the "cloud" ("vapor" [LOWTH], not so dense, but covering the sky as a mist) of the countless "sins." These latter, though not thought much of by man, need, as much as the former, to be cleared away by the Sun... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 44:1-22

2. The servant of the Lord 41:1-44:22There is an emphasis on the uniqueness of the Lord compared to other gods in this section, a theme that Isaiah introduced earlier (ch. 40 especially). The prophet particularly stressed Yahweh’s ability to control history in this connection. He did this to assure Israel that God loved her and had a future for her beyond the Exile, specifically to serve Him by demonstrating to the world that He is sovereign over history. These emphases become increasingly... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 44:10-22

God’s purposes for His servants 42:10-44:22The section of Isaiah that I have titled "God’s promises to His servants" (Isaiah 41:1 to Isaiah 42:9) sets the stage and introduces themes that Isaiah proceeded to develop in this section. Those themes are the certainty of redemption (Isaiah 42:10 to Isaiah 43:7), the witness to redemption (Isaiah 43:8 to Isaiah 44:20), and the memory of redemption (Isaiah 44:21-22). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 44:21-22

The memory of redemption 44:21-22This brief section is a call to God’s people to embrace God’s promises. It concludes this section of the prophecy (Isaiah 42:10 to Isaiah 44:22) by affirming that God would not abandon the Israelites because of their sins, but would deliver them, and even use them to demonstrate His unique deity. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 44:22

What Israel needed above all was forgiveness and cleansing from her sins (cf. Isaiah 43:25). The Lord had taken the initiative to provide this for His people. He would blow their sin away as quickly and as easily as a wind blows a cloud or mist away."The clouds intervene between heaven and earth as sin and transgressions intervene between God and His people." [Note: Young, 3:183.] "Jehovah has blotted out Israel’s sin, inasmuch as He does not impute it any more, and thus has redeemed Israel."... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:1-28

The Impotence of Idols1-23. The reproach of God’s people shall be entirely removed. Jehovah the Eternal, who rules the events of history, contrasted with the futile gods of the heathen. 24-28. This great Jehovah pledges the restoration of His people through Cyrus.2. Jesurun] i.e. ’upright,’ a symbolic name of Israel (Deuteronomy 32:15), indicating its ideal character. Fear not] i.e. on account of past failure and apparent inability to realise the future which God sets before you. 3. Cp. Isaiah... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 44:22

(22) I have blotted out, as a thick cloud.—Better, mist. The Authorised Version half suggests the idea that it is the cloud that hides the sins from view. What is meant is that the sins of Israel are put away, as the sun and wind drive away the mists and fogs (Job 30:15); and that this is, in idea at least, if not in time, prior to the conversion as that which makes it possible. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 44:1-28

The Immanence of God Isaiah 44:8 In the Christian view of God there are two attributes which it is not easy for the human reason to combine. One of them we call the transcendence of God; to the other we give the name of immanence. I. What do we mean by the Divine transcendence? We mean that apart from and above the universe there lives and reigns a personal Creator. And what do we mean by the immanence of God? We mean the presence of the Almighty in creation. A God transcendent, like some... read more

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