Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:6
6. Be of good courage—Be not alarmed because of Cyrus, but make new images to secure the favor of the gods against him. read more
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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:7
7. One workman encourages the other to be quick in finishing the idol, so as to avert the impending danger. nails—to keep it steady in its place. Wisdom 13:15, 16, gives a similar picture of the folly of idolatry. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 41:1-9
God’s promises to His servants 41:1-42:9The intent of this unit of material was to assure Israel that God had both the power and the desire to deliver her and to bring salvation to the whole world. It contains three basic themes: the pagans’ inability to refute Yahweh’s sovereignty, the promise to deliver fearful Israel, and the divine plan to use an ideal servant as redeemer. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 41:1-20
The fearful servant, Israel 41:1-20The Lord, through His prophet, assured fearful Israel in this segment. Israel need not fear the nations (Isaiah 41:1-7) because Yahweh remained committed to His people and would use them to accomplish His purposes in the world (Isaiah 41:8-20). This expression of God’s grace would have encouraged and motivated the Israelites to serve their Lord.The courtroom setting pictured in Isaiah 41:1-7 enabled Isaiah to make God’s transcendent monotheism clear and... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 41:1-22
2. The servant of the Lord 41:1-44:22There is an emphasis on the uniqueness of the Lord compared to other gods in this section, a theme that Isaiah introduced earlier (ch. 40 especially). The prophet particularly stressed Yahweh’s ability to control history in this connection. He did this to assure Israel that God loved her and had a future for her beyond the Exile, specifically to serve Him by demonstrating to the world that He is sovereign over history. These emphases become increasingly... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 41:5-6
Upon hearing this message of Yahweh’s sovereignty, the nations fear and try to encourage each other. They do not bow before the Lord but gather together and quake (cf. Psalms 2:1-2). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 41:7
Furthermore, they proceed to build idols. Rather than turning to the Lord, they make gods to whom they turn. In Isaiah 40:18-20, Isaiah contrasted the idols with the God of creation, but here he contrasted them with the God of history. It is not these idols who strengthen their worshippers, but the worshippers who strengthen their idols."What a god he must be that needs a common laborer to pass inspection and declare that he is in good condition!" [Note: Young, 3:80.] "The purpose of all this... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 41:1-29
Cyrus God’s Agent1-7. Jehovah and the gods of the heathen compared as in a court of judgment. Jehovah has raised up Cyrus and given him victory, in order to carry out His good purposes, while the heathen gods are powerless to affect the course of events. 8-20. A digression: the events which bring terror to the nations bring deliverance to Israel. 21-29. Comparison of Jehovah with the gods of the heathen continued.1. The heathen nations lately conquered by Cyrus are called to plead their case as... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 41:5
(5) The isles saw it, and feared . . .—The words paint the terror caused by the rapid conquests of Cyrus, but the terror led, as the following verses show, to something very different from the acknowledgment of the Eternal. As the sailors in the ship of Tarshish called each man on his God (Jonah 1:5), so each nation turned to its oracles and its shrines. The gods had to be propitiated by new statues, and a fresh impetus was given to the manufacture of idols, probably for the purpose of being... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 41:5
5. feared—that they would be subdued. drew near, and came—together, for mutual defense. read more