Isaiah 44:1-3

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-8

Two great truths are abundantly made out in these verses:? I. That the people of God are a happy people, especially upon account of the covenant that is between them and God. The people of Israel were so as a figure of the gospel Israel. Three things complete their happiness:? 1. The covenant-relations wherein they stand to God, Isa. 44:1, 2. Israel is here called Jeshurun?the upright one; for those only, like Nathanael, are Israelites indeed, in whom is no guile, and those only shall have the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:1

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant ,.... These words are directed to a remnant according to the election of grace among the Jews, about the time when their princes should be profaned, and the body of the people should be given to curse and reproaches; and who are distinguished from them by the title of the Lord's "servants": who, being called by grace, were made willing to serve him in righteousness and holiness, either by preaching his Gospel, and so had the title of the servants of the most... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:2

Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb ,.... Which is not to be understood of the forming of the people of Israel into a commonwealth or church state, for this is not said of the body of them; nor of the natural creation and formation of these individuals, but of their new creation, regeneration, and spiritual formation; which, as it was owing to the grace and power of God, by which the Lord describes himself, who is speaking to them, the consideration of it might... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:3

For I will pour water oh him that is thirsty ,.... Or rather upon the thirsty land, as the Targum; and so the Syriac version, "in a thirsty place"; as a dry land is a thirsty land; it thirsts for water, gapes and opens for it: see Psalm 63:1 "and floods upon the dry ground"; large quantities of rain to moisten it, and make it fruitful; these figurative expressions are explained in the next clauses: I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring ; by which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 44:2

Jesurun - Jeshurun means Israel. This name was given to that people by Moses, Deuteronomy 32:15 ; Deuteronomy 33:5 , Deuteronomy 33:26 . The most probable account of it seems to be that in which the Jewish commentators agree; namely, that it is derived from ישר yashar , and signifies upright. In the same manner, Israel, as a people, is called משלם meshullam , perfect, Isaiah 42:19 , They were taught of God, and abundantly furnished with the means of rectitude and perfection... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:1

Yet now hear ; i.e. "be not dismayed at what has been said. Listen a little longer." O Jacob my servant , etc. A recurrence to the terms of endearment used in Isaiah 41:8 , showing that words of favour and' promise are about to follow. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-5

A PROPHECY OF ISRAEL 'S SPIRITUAL RECOVERY AND REGENERATION . This section is closely connected with Isaiah 43:1-28 ; of which it ought to form the conclusion. The prophet cannot bear to leave Israel under a ban—its spiritual guides "profaned," and itself given over to "reproaches." He must end with a brighter prospect. Accordingly, he holds out, in the present passage, the double hope read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-5

The offspring of Israel. Judgments are coming upon the world. And the sacred seed shall be scattered abroad through all nations. There shall be deliverance of Israel from all those calamities and much more; the heathen nations shall be brought into the light of Jehovah. I. ADDRESS OF JEHOVAH TO THE PEOPLE . There are three names for the people—Jacob, Israel, Jesurun—and each represents a separate phase of moral progress. 1. Jacob , my servant. This itself is a title... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:2

The Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb (see Isaiah 43:1 , Isaiah 43:7 ). "From the womb" is added here for increased emphasis. Jesurun . The Lord's people have their proper names—Jacob, Israel, Jesurun, or rather, Jeshurun. "Jacob" marks them simply as descendants of the patriarch—the people to whom the promises were made. "Israel" marks their militant character—that as "God's soldiers" they fought his battles and maintained his cause in the midst of a hostile world.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 44:2-5

Revival promised in the power of the Spirit. The history of the Church reminds us of the tides that rise and fall upon our shores—ebb and flow, ebb and flow. Sometimes the waters rise with an unusual strength, and flood all the land around, but soon they fall back into the old limits and quiet movements. No doubt the kingdom of Christ is steadily advancing, widening its reach, enlarging its influence. But as we can only see a little, one little bay of the great shore-line, as it were, we can... read more

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