John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:17
But Israel shall be saved in the Lord ,.... Not the carnal seed of Israel, or the natural posterity of Jacob, for only a remnant of them were saved; indeed, in the latter day, when there will be a general conversion of them, there will be a general salvation of them, all Israel shall be saved ; but here the spiritual Israel of God are meant, such as God has appointed unto salvation; who are taken into the covenant of his grace, in which their salvation is secured; who are his spiritual... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:16
They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them ,.... This refers not to any persons spoken of before; not to Israel or the church, or converts among the Gentiles that came to her; but to those that follow, of whom the same is said in other words: they shall go to confusion together, that are makers of idols ; the Targum is, "worshippers of images;' both may be designed: this refers to the first times of the Gospel, and its coming into the Gentile world, and its success... read more