Isaiah 43:3-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-7

This chapter has a plain connexion with the close of the foregoing chapter, but a very surprising one. It was there said that Jacob and Israel would not walk in God's ways, and that when he corrected them for their disobedience they were stubborn and laid it not to heart; and now one would think it should have followed that God would utterly abandon and destroy them; but no, the next words are, But now, fear not, O Jacob! O Israel! I have redeemed thee, and thou art mine. Though many among... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:3

For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour ,.... The Lord is the covenant God of his people, holy in himself, and the sanctifier of them, and their Saviour in time of trouble; and therefore need no doubt of his presence and support amidst all their afflictions; and besides they should call to mind past experiences of his goodness, to encourage their faith in him, as to present help and assistance: I gave Egypt for thy ransom ; he sacrificed the Egyptians instead of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:4

Since thou wast precious in my sight ,.... As the saints are; not that they are valuable in themselves; they have no intrinsic worth in them; they are in no wise better than others; they are of the same mass and lump with others; they are of the fallen race of Adam, and are earthly and simple as he was; nor are they precious in their own sight, and much less in the eyes of the world; they are mean and despicable: but they are precious in the sight of God and Christ; in the sight of God the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:3

I gave Egypt for thy ransom - This is commonly supposed to refer to the time of Sennacherib's invasion; who, when he was just ready to fall upon Jerusalem, soon after his entering Judea, was providentially diverted from that design, and turned his arms against the Egyptians, and their allies the Cushean Arabians, with their neighbors the Sabeans, probably joined with them under Tirhakah. See Isaiah 20:1-6 ; and Isaiah 37:9 . Or as there are some reasonable objections to this opinion,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-7

A RENEWED PROMISE TO ISRAEL OF PROTECTION AND DELIVERANCE . Severe rebuke ( Isaiah 42:18-25 ) is followed, as so often in Isaiah ( Isaiah 1:25-27 ; Isaiah 4:2-6 ; Isaiah 9:1-16 , etc.), by comfort and consolation. Israel is assured that God has not cast him off, and promised the comfort of the Divine presence during the existing tribulation (verse 2), and. a speedy restoration to Palestine (verses 3-7). The scattered Israelites will be brought together from all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-7

The love of Jehovah to Israel. "But now." The word itself hints yearning affection. There has been a conflict between Divine love and Divine wrath, and the former has gained the victory. In fact, the wrath of Jehovah was but grieved affection. Its force is now for the time spent. He will now deliver and protect, reassemble and restore his people (Cheyne). I. IT IS THE LOVE OF A PARENT . "Thy Creator, O Jacob; he that formed thee, O Israel." Of all the works of God,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:3

The Holy One of Israel (comp. Isaiah 41:14 , Isaiah 41:20 , with the comment). Thy Saviour. He who had saved them front Pharaoh ( Exodus 14:23-31 ), from Jabin ( 4:1-24 .), from Midian ( 7:1-25 .), from the Philistines ( 2 Samuel 8:1 ), from Zerah ( 2 Chronicles 14:9-15 ), from Sennacherib ( Isaiah 37:36 ). The term is first used of God by David in 2 Samuel 22:3 and Psalms 106:21 (if that psalm be Davidical). It is also applied to God once in Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 14:8 ),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:3

God the Savior. "I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour." As we know God, he is a Triune Being—Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; and Scripture traces the whole work of salvation to God thus apprehended. Salvation is not the work of one Person of the Trinity, but the work of the whole personality of God. This is the truth which may be unfolded from the expression in this text. I. SALVATION IS THE WORK OF THE DIVINE TRINITY . This is variously taught in Holy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:3-7

The goodness of God to man. The abounding grace of God to the children of men is brought out very strikingly here. It is seen in— I. THE HIGH PURPOSE FOR WHICH HE CREATES US . "I have created him for my glory." There is no end so lofty in itself and so elevating in its influence for which God could have made mankind as this. It is for this, primarily, that the very highest intelligences in the heavenly spheres have their being. II. THE PROFOUND INTEREST HE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:4

Since thou wast precious . "Since" probably means "from the time that" ( LXX ; ἀφ οὗ ), not "because," as Delitzsch and Mr. Cheyne render. Israel became "precious" from the time that the promise was given to Jacob that in his seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed ( Genesis 28:14 ). Thenceforward God placed the interests of Israel above those of "men" generally, and markedly above those of any other "people." People ; rather, peoples— as Mizraim, Cush, Seba ( ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:3-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 43:4

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