Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:8-13
Isaiah 43:8-1 Chronicles : . Israel Called by Yahweh as His Witness before the Nations.— The scene is again a court of justice. The nations, Yahweh’ s opponents, are already assembled (read “ are” for “ let be” ). Yahweh commands His people to be summoned as witnesses for Him. Blind as Israel may have been to the deeper significance of Yahweh’ s actions, yet even she has eyes to see the facts of history. What god can forecast and announce the future as Yahweh has done? Let them produce any... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:8-13
God Declares That Only His People Can Be Witnesses to What He Is (Isaiah 43:8-13 ). Isaiah 43:8-9 ‘Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf people who have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the peoples be assembled. Who among them can declare this? And show us former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be shown to be right, Or let them hear, and say, “It is the truth”. The call now goes out to any who can do what Yahweh has done and give... read more