以賽亞書 45:7-9 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:9-13

The sovereignty of God. I. THE MURMURER AGAINST PROVIDENCE . He is compared to a "potsherd among potsherds on the ground." "Woe unto him who, though made of earth, and with no intrinsic authority over others of his race, presumes to find fault with the Maker!" (cf. Isaiah 29:16 ; Isaiah 64:8 ; Jeremiah 18:1-6 ; Jeremiah 19:1 , Jeremiah 19:10 , Jeremiah 19:11 ; Romans 9:20-24 ). In the account of the Creation, the Almighty is conceived as making man out of the dust of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:7

I form the light, and create darkness - Light, in the Bible, is the emblem of knowledge, innocence, pure religion, and of prosperity in general; and darkness is the emblem of the opposite. Light here seems to be the emblem of peace and prosperity, and darkness the emblem of adversity; and the sentiment of the verse is, that all things prosperous and adverse are under the providential control and direction of God. Of light, it is literally true that God made it; and emblematically true that he... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:8

Drop down, ye heavens, from above - That is, as a result of the benefits that shall follow from the rescue of the people from their captivity and exile. The mind of the prophet is carried forward to future times, and he sees effects from that interposition, as striking as if the heavens should distil righteousness; and sees the prevalence of piety and happiness as if they should string out of the earth. It may be designed primarily to denote the happy results of their return to their own land,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:9

Wo unto him that striveth with his Maker! - This verse commences a new subject. Its connection with the preceeding is not very obvious. It may be designed to prevent the objections and cavils of the unbelieving Jews who were disposed to complain against God, and to arraign the wisdom of his dispensations in regard to them, in permitting them to be oppressed by their enemies, and in promising them deliver ance instead of preventing their captivity. So Lowth understands it. Rosenmuller regards it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:7

Isaiah 45:7. I form the light, and create darkness, &c. All men’s comforts and calamities come from my hand. “It was the great principle of the Magian religion, which prevailed in Persia in the time of Cyrus, and in which probably he was educated, that there are two supreme, coeternal, and independent causes, always acting in opposition one to the other; one, the author of all good, the other, of all evil; the good being they called Light; the evil being Darkness; that, when Light had... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:8

Isaiah 45:8. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, &c. It appears from the last clause of this verse, that these are the words of Jehovah himself, commanding blessings to descend upon his people, and exhorting his people willingly and gratefully to receive them, and to walk worthy of them. The passage is strongly figurative, and Vitringa is of opinion, that it “refers primarily to the blessings consequent upon the deliverance from the Babylonish captivity; but secondarily, and in its more... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:9-10

Isaiah 45:9-10. Wo unto him that striveth, &c. Bishop Lowth renders this verse, “Wo unto him that contendeth with the power that formed him, the potsherd with the moulder of the clay! Shall the clay say to the potter, What makest thou? And to the workman, Thou hast no hands.” “The prophet,” he thinks, “answers or prevents the objections and cavils of the unbelieving Jews disposed to murmur against God, and to arraign the wisdom and justice of his dispensations in regard to them; in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-19

God uses Cyrus (45:1-19)Cyrus’s many victories, and the power and wealth he gained through them, were all planned by God. God was preparing the way so that Cyrus could conquer Babylon and release the Jews. Throughout these events, Cyrus did not know God and was unaware that God was using him to carry out his purposes for Israel (45:1-4).To Cyrus, his release of the captive Jews was a relatively minor event in his long and glorious career, but in the eyes of God it was the purpose for which he... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:7

create. Hebrew the Poel Participle of the verb bara' (create) which, with "evil", requires the rendering "bring about". Not the same form as in verses: Isaiah 45:8 , Isaiah 45:12 , or Isaiah 45:18 , in connection with the earth. In Jeremiah 18:11 the verb is yazar, to frame, or mould. In Amos 3:6 it is 'ashah, to bring about. A word of wide meaning; its sense has to be determined by its context. Here, disturbance in contrast with "peace". evil: never rendered "sin". God brings calamity... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:8

let the earth open, &c. When the earth opened before it brought forth destruction (Numbers 16:32 ; Numbers 26:10 and Psalms 106:17 ). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 45:9-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 45:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:9-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 45:8

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