E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 48:3
the former things, &c. Such as the birth of Isaac, the Exodus, &c. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 48:3
"I have declared the former things from of old; yea they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thou brow brass; therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.""Things from of old ..." (Isaiah 48:3). What were... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 48:3-6
Isaiah 48:3-6. I have declared the former things— The proof is here again drawn from the prediction of casual future events; either because this argument is unanswerable, and adapted to every capacity, or because Isaiah, while he proves the truth of the God of Israel by this argument, at the same time establishes his own authority as a prophet. See Jeremiah 28:9. The former things, mean such events as had been predicted, and were already come to pass; see chap. Isa 42:9 and more particularly... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 48:3
3. former—things which have happened in time past to Israel (Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 44:7; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:21; Isaiah 46:10). suddenly—They came to pass so unexpectedly that the prophecy could not have resulted from mere human sagacity. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 48:1-5
Israel’s inveterate unbelief 48:1-5 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 48:1-11
The former failure 48:1-11This section recapitulates the revelation that Yahweh predicts the future, so that when the event He predicts happens, people will recognize that He is the only true God. He can cause new things to happen because He alone is the Creator. This prophecy has been the source of much critical attack on Isaiah. [Note: See Oswalt, The Book . . . 40-66, pp. 270-72, for discussion.] Again, the critics’ disbelief in God’s ability to predict the future and then bring it into... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 48:3
God had frequently in Israel’s past predicted what He would do, and then He did it. Sometimes the fulfillments were not what His people had expected, illustrating His sovereign creativity. Nevertheless, He had remained true to His Word. read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 48:1-22
Let the Exiles trust in Jehovah, and come out of Babylon1-11. Jehovah’s purpose will be executed, but not for Israel’s merit. 12-22. Let Israel recognise His leading in the course of history, and learn to obey Him.1. The prophet here addresses those whose professions of allegiance to Jehovah are hollow (Isaiah 46:8), and who in the land of exile had in their hearts apostatised: cp. Isaiah 42:17. Come.. waters] i.e. are descended from Judah (Psalms 68:26).3-5. Events of their history had been... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 48:3
(3) I have declared . . .—Once more, for the seventh time, the prophet presses the fact of the Divine foreknowledge, not, as before, against the “no-faith” of the heathen, but against the “little faith” of Judah. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-22
The past and the future (48:1-22)Before returning to their homeland, the people are reminded of the sins that led the nation into captivity. They must not repeat former errors. The people’s chief failing was that they honoured God with their words but not with their conduct (48:1-2). Knowing their tendency towards idolatry, God gave his people advance revelations of his will, to prevent them from turning to idols for guidance. But they still stubbornly rejected his teaching (3-5).Nevertheless,... read more