Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 40:27
The Judahites kept saying: "How can God do this to us? He has forgotten us and no longer cares about us." They questioned God’s nature (He could not see them) and His dealings with them (He would not defend them).Perhaps the double names "Jacob" and "Israel" are more than poetic synonyms. Isaiah may have been implying that the Judahites, God’s covenant people, were in a position as desperate in their own eyes as was Jacob, when he came to the end of himself, and God changed his name (Genesis... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:28
28. known—by thine own observation and reading of Scripture. heard—from tradition of the fathers. everlasting, c.—These attributes of Jehovah ought to inspire His afflicted people with confidence. no searching of his understanding—therefore thy cause cannot, as thou sayest, escape His notice though much in His ways is unsearchable, He cannot err (Job 11:7-9). He is never "faint" or "weary" with having the countless wants of His people ever before Him to attend to. read more