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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

God here challenges the worshippers of idols to produce such proofs of the divinity of their false gods as even this very instance (to go no further) of the redemption of the Jews out of Babylon furnished the people of Israel with, to prove that their God is the true and living God, and he only. I. The patrons of idolatry are here called to appear, and say what they have to say in defence of their idols, Isa. 43:8, 9. Their gods have eyes and see not, ears and hear not, and those that make... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:12

I have declared, and I have saved, and I have showed ,.... The Targum is, "I have showed to Abraham your father what should come to pass; I redeemed you out of Egypt, as I swore to him between the pieces; and I caused you to hear the doctrine of the law at Sinai.' But the sense is, that God had declared by his prophets, long before the Messiah came, that he would send him; that he should come and save his people by his obedience, sufferings, and death; accordingly he was come, and was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he ,.... Before there was a day, before the first day of the creation; that is, before time was, or from all eternity, I am he that resolved upon and contrived this method of saving men; "and ever since that day was" F11 מיום אני הוא "ex quo dies fuit ", Gataker; "ex quo dies esse coepit", Vatablus; "inde a tempore diei", Piscator. הוא "Hu", may be considered here as one of the names of God, who from eternity to eternity is, αυτος , "he", the same... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:12

I have declared, and have saved - My prophets have always predicted your deliverances before they took place; and I have fulfilled their words to the uttermost. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

A RENEWED CHALLENGE TO THE NATIONS . The nations are once more challenged (comp. Isaiah 41:1 , Isaiah 41:21-26 ) to set forth the claims of their gods against those of Jehovah. Israel is summoned on the one hand ( Isaiah 43:8 ); the nations on the other ( Isaiah 43:9 ). What prophecy can the nations produce, either old or new? The Israelites can abundantly witness on behalf of Jehovah ( Isaiah 43:10 ). Jehovah adds a further witness of himself ( Isaiah 43:11-13 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The great controversy. The challenge of Isaiah 41:1-29 . is renewed, and Jehovah's claims are contrasted with those of the false gods. I. ASSEMBLING OF THE NATIONS . Israel is first brought forth by the ministers of justice. The people were once blind and deaf, but now are in possession of their faculties. And then, over against this small company of the faithful, the vast host of the heathen appears. And the challenge is issued—What god of the nations can produce predictions... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:12

I have declared , etc. Translate, I announced , and delivered , add proclaimed ( the deliverance ), when there was no strange god among you ; i . e I did what the idol-gods cannot do—announced deliverance, and effected it, and further proclaimed (or published) it, at the time when you Israelites had no idolatry among you. The allusion is to the deliverance of Jerusalem from Sennacherib, which God announced by the mouth of Isaiah ( Isaiah 37:33-35 ), effected by the hand of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was I am he . So the LXX ; Jerome, and Stier; but most moderns translate, "Yea, from this time forth I am he" (setup. Ezekiel 48:35 ). Kay, however, thinks that the translation of the Authorized Version may stand. Who shall let it? literally, as in Isaiah 14:27 , who shall turn it back ? i.e. "reverse it, undo it." Surely no one . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:12

I have declared - I have announced or predicted future events; I have warned of danger; I have marked out the path of safety. He had thus shown that he was the true God (see the note at Isaiah 41:22-23).And have saved - I have delivered the nation in former times of danger, and have thus shown that I would protect them.And have showed - Hebrew, ‘Caused to hear.’ I have made known future events, and have thus showed that I was God.When there was no strange god among you - Before the time when... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:13

Yea, before the day was - Before the first day, or before the beginning of time; from eternity. The Septuagint renders it correctly, Ἀπ ̓ ἀρχης Ap' archēs, and the Vulgate (Ab initio), ‘From the beginning.’I am he - I am the same Isaiah 43:10.I will work - I will accomplish my designs.And who shall let it? - Margin, as Hebrew, ‘Turn it back.’ The meaning is, ‘Who can hinder it?’ And the doctrine taught here is:1. That God is from everlasting, for if he was before time, he must have been... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:8-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:13

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