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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:4

Who hath wrought and done it? i.e. "by whom has this mighty conqueror been raised up?" Can any of the idol-gods claim him as their protege ? Assuredly not. He is my work; I, Jehovah, that have called (into being) the generations (of man) from the beginning (of the world)—I, Jehovah, the First, and with the last, am he that he has done this thing. By "the First, and with the last"—a favourite phrase in these later chapters (see Isaiah 45:6 and Isaiah 48:12 )—seems to be meant simply... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:4

The eternal Alpha and Omega. The idea of these verses seems to be this—look back, if you will, to the very beginnings of nations: God is there. Watch the changes of nations, the uprising of great kings and leaders: God is presiding over all. Peer into the dim mysteries of the future, and still God is controlling and overruling all. The thought here set before the nation finds expression in the private meditations of the psalmist ( Psalms 139:1-24 .). Nowhere can he get away from the sense... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:5

The isles saw it, and feared . A general terror seized the nations on the conquest of the Medes by Cyrus. Croesus of Lydia, Nabonidus of Babylon, and Amasis of Egypt, were at once drawn together by the common danger, and made alliance offensive and defensive (Herod; 1.77). The weaker tribes and peoples gave themselves up for lost. Scarcely any resistance seems to have been offered to the Persian arms by the tribes between the Halys and Indus, the Jaxartes and the Indian Ocean. Lydia and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:6

Mutual help. "They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage." The subject is—Helpfulness. Not mere help, but fulness of help. There may be a help that is tardy, that is somewhat sparse and niggardly; and there may be help which is not helpful in the best sense. This help to which our text refers was accompanied by encouragement—that truest and wisest of all help, which, by giving courage, gives strength. Buildings cannot be built by an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:6-7

Man's devices to do without God. A curious and interesting fact is connected with the reference in this passage to hammering an idol into shape. Ancient hammers had no handles; the workman held in his hand the metal piece with which he worked. In all the copies of Egyptian figures engaged in various arts, there does not appear to be one representation of a handled hammer. Mr. Osburn, remarking on this, says, "The jar occasioned to the nerves of the hand by this violent contact of metal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:7

The carpenter , etc. (comp. Isaiah 40:19 , Isaiah 40:20 for the variety of workmen employed in the production of idols). Each encourages the others to manufacture a right good god. When all is done, there is, however, need of soldering, and of nails, that the wretched object may be kept erect, and not show its weakness by falling, like Dagon, upon its own threshold ( 1 Samuel 5:4 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:1

The design of this chapter is the same as that of the preceding, and it is to be regarded as the continuation of the argument commenced there. Its object is to lead those who were addressed, to put confidence in God. In the introduction to Isaiah 40:0 it was remarked, that this is to be considered as addressed to the exile Jews in Babylon, near the close of their captivity. Their country, city, and temple had been laid waste. The prophet represents himself as bringing consolation to them in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:2

Who raised up - This word (העיר hē‛yr) is usually applied to the act of arousing one from sleep Song of Solomon 2:7; Song of Solomon 3:5; Song of Solomon 8:4; Zechariah 4:1; then to awake, arouse, or stir up to any enterprise. Here it means, that God had caused the man here referred to, to arouse for the overthrow of their enemies; it was by his agency that he had been led to form the plans which should result in their deliverance. This is the first argument which God urges to induce his... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:3

He pursued them - When they were driven away. He followed on, and devoted them to discomfiture and ruin.And passed safely - Margin, as Hebrew, ‘In peace.’ That is, he followed them uninjured; they had no power to rally, he was not led into ambush, and he was safe as far as he chose to pursue them.Even by the way that he had not gone with his feet - By a way that he had not been accustomed to march; in an unusual journey; in a land of strangers. Cyrus had passed his early years on the east of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:4

Who hath wrought and done it? - By whom has all this been accomplished? Has it been by the arm of Cyrus? Has it been by human skill and powers. The design of this question is obvious. It is to direct attention to the fact that all this had been done by God, and that he who had raised up such a man, and had accomplished all this by means of him, had power to deliver his people.Calling the generations from the beginning - The idea here seems to be, that all the nations that dwell on the earth in... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 41:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:4

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