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Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 45:18-25

So Yahweh Calls Men Around The World To Repent (Isaiah 45:18-25 ). God then points out that He did not create the world to be empty, but to be inhabited. It was not just Jerusalem that He wanted to be inhabited with His own (Isaiah 44:26), it was the world. Nor did He proclaim His word in secret, as in a secret society. His words were not empty of meaning, like stilted phrases of a cult. His world was intended for all, and so were His words, that all might live in it and know righteousness,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 45:18-25

Isaiah 45:18-Lamentations : . Yahweh will Deliver All who Look to Him.— Yahweh created the earth to be, not desolate, but a dwelling-place for man. Nor has He concealed Himself in some remote mysterious shrine, like the oracles of some heathen deities. He has declared the truth when He has been inquired of. Even now the end of the conquests of Cyrus is not that the earth, apart from the land of Israel, shall become a desolation instead of a dwelling-place. The survivors are bidden approach.... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 45:24

Shall one say; or, shall he say; each or every one of those whom he now said that they should bow their knees to God, and swear by him, Isaiah 45:23. Or, it shall be said; such active verbs being oft used impersonally. In the Lord; by or from God alone, or the Messiah, who is the true Jehovah as well as man. Have I righteousness, to justify me from all things, from which I could not be justified by the law of Moses, as is said, Acts 13:39. This plainly points us to the Messiah, whose very name... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 45:18-25

HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELFIsaiah 45:18-25 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens, &c.In Isaiah 45:17, the promise is made that “Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation.” This gives the drift of the whole passage, Isaiah 45:18-25. In Isaiah 45:18-19, the words of Jehovah begin with the assertion that He is the absolute One; and from this two thoughts branch off—1. That the prophecy is a revelation of light, no black art. 2. That the love of Jehovah, displayed... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 45:23-25

CHRIST’S DOMINION(Missionary Sermon.)Isaiah 45:23. I have sworn by Myself, &c.To “bow the knee” is to render homage as to a king. To “swear” is formally to accept and profess allegiance. It supposes a monarch. The text finds its fulfilment in Christ, and is applied to Him (Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:9-11). It sets forth the glory of His dominion.I. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS WITH WHICH IT IS CONSTITUTED.By His Godhead, He has a right to the allegiance of all His creatures. His dominion over them... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Isaiah 45:23-25

DISCOURSE: 944EXALTATION OF CHRISTIsaiah 45:23-25. I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Surely, shall one say, In the Lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men comet and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.TO those who know the infinite importance of the doctrine of the... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 45:1-25

Chapter 45Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings ( Isaiah 45:1 ),You remember I told you he prophesied that Nebuchadnezzar's knees will be smited together. "His loins were loose," the Bible says, "his knees smote one against another" ( Daniel 5:6 ). And God here predicted, "I'm going to loose the loins of the kings." It happened to be Belshazzar.to open before him the two-leaved gates; and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 45:1-25

Isaiah 45:1 . Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden; a figure of Christ, the anointed of the Father. This anointing equalled Cyrus with David. Before him God would loose the loins of kings by taking away their strength. In addition to what is said of the fall of Babylon, chap. 13, 14. and 21., and to what occurs in Jeremiah 51:0., we are here called to contemplate the character and conduct of Cyrus, a choice instrument which God drew from the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:18-25

Isaiah 45:18-25For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens.How God reveals HimselfThe main current of the section may be thus expressed--I. GOD’S REVELATION OF HIMSELF IS OPEN AND TRUTHFUL. He has not spoken in secret; and He has not bid men seek Him in vain. II. GOD’S REVELATION OF HIMSELF IS IN REFERENCE TO THE HIGHEST PRACTICAL OBJECTS. “Seek ye My face; look unto Me, and be ye saved; He is a just God and a Saviour.” III. GOD’S REVELATION OF HIMSELF IS TO ISSUE IN THE SALVATION OF THE... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:24

Isaiah 45:24Surely shall one say, In the Lord have I righteousness and strengthOur righteousness and strengthIt is important to us, in reading the Old Testament, and more particularly its prophetical portions, to take with us as our guide the well-known statement of the angel to the evangelist John: “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” The preceding verse contains one of the most remarkable predictions concerning the kingdom of Christ in the Old Testament, and in this prediction... read more

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