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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:2

The Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb (see Isaiah 43:1 , Isaiah 43:7 ). "From the womb" is added here for increased emphasis. Jesurun . The Lord's people have their proper names—Jacob, Israel, Jesurun, or rather, Jeshurun. "Jacob" marks them simply as descendants of the patriarch—the people to whom the promises were made. "Israel" marks their militant character—that as "God's soldiers" they fought his battles and maintained his cause in the midst of a hostile world.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:2-5

Revival promised in the power of the Spirit. The history of the Church reminds us of the tides that rise and fall upon our shores—ebb and flow, ebb and flow. Sometimes the waters rise with an unusual strength, and flood all the land around, but soon they fall back into the old limits and quiet movements. No doubt the kingdom of Christ is steadily advancing, widening its reach, enlarging its influence. But as we can only see a little, one little bay of the great shore-line, as it were, we can... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:3

I will pour water upon him that is thirsty . "Water" is, in Isaiah, the common metaphor for Divine grace. Sometimes, as in this place (and Isaiah 35:6 ; Isaiah 43:20 ; Isaiah 55:1 ), the simple maim , "water" or "waters," is the word used. At other times we have instead, or in addition, "rain" ( Isaiah 5:6 ; Isaiah 30:23 ; Isaiah 55:10 ), or "dew" ( Isaiah 26:19 ), or "rivers" ( Isaiah 30:25 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Isaiah 33:21 ; Isaiah 41:18 ; Isaiah 43:19 , etc.), or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:3-4

Water a symbol of Divine grace. It has been shown (in the comment on Isaiah 44:3 ) An analogy thus recommended seems entitled to be viewed as something more than poetic imagery, and may properly be made the subject of our serious thought. In what respects, then, we may ask, does the symbolism hold? I. WATER IS COMMON , ABUNDANT , FREELY GIVEN TO MANKIND AT LARGE . So is it with Divine grace. Christ, the Light of the world, lighteth every man that cometh into it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:3-5

The indispensable blessing. We may well speak of water in the natural realm and of its antitype in the spiritual as— I. THE INDISPENSABLE BLESSING . There may be abundance of earth, and it may be of the most valuable quality; there may be the utmost diligence in the field, and the latest agricultural science; but if the rain be withheld, if no water can be obtained to nourish the sown seed, there can be no harvest,—the indispensable blessing is not bestowed. So is it in the sphere... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:4

They shall spring up as among the grass . The LXX . have, "As grass among the waters;" and this reading is followed by Bishop Lowth, Ewald, and Mr. Cheyne. But there does not seem to be any necessity for departing from the existing Hebrew text. As willows . There is some doubt whether the Hebrew word used ( 'ereb ) is rightly translated "willows." The modern yarab seems certainly not to be a "willow," but rather a species of Viburnum . It is, however, most strictly a water-plant,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:1

Yet now hear - This should be read in immediate connection with the previous chapter. ‘Notwithstanding you have sinned, yet now hear the gracious promise which is made in regard to your deliverance.’ read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:2

Thus saith the Lord that made thee - (See the note at Isaiah 43:1).And formed thee from the womb - This is equivalent to the declaration that he was their Maker, or Creator. It means, that from the very beginning of their history as a people, he had formed and moulded all their institutions, and directed all things in regard to them - as much as he is the former of the body from the commencement of its existence. It may be observed that the words, ‘from the womb,’ are joined by some... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water - Floods, rivers, streams, and waters, are often used in the Scriptures, and especially in Isaiah, to denote plenteous divine blessings, particularly the abundant influences of the Holy Spirit (see the note at Isaiah 35:6-7). That it here refers to the Holy Spirit and his influences, is proved by the parallel expressions in the subsequent part of the verse.Upon him that is thirsty - Or rather, ‘on the thirsty land.’ The word צמא tsâmē' refers here rather to land, and the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:4

And they shall spring up - The idea is, that as plants and trees planted by water-courses, and in well-watered fields, grow and flourish, so should their children grow in virtue, hope, piety, and zeal.As among the grass - They shall spring up and flourish as the grass does when abundantly watered from heaven. On the meaning of the unusual form of the word בבים bebēyn, in the Hebrew (“in among”), see Vitringa and Rosenmuller. The ב (b) here is undoubtedly an error of the transcriber for כ (k)... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:2-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 44:4

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