Isaiah 48:13

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 48:9-15

The deliverance of God's people out of their captivity in Babylon was a thing upon many accounts so improbable that there was need of line upon line for the encouragement of the faith and hope of God's people concerning it. Two things were discouraging to them?their own unworthiness that God should do it for them and the many difficulties in the thing itself; now, in these verses, both these discouragements are removed, for here is, I. A reason why God would do it for them, though they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:13

Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth ,.... Which is ascribed to the Wisdom, Word, and Son of God, Proverbs 3:19 . This Aben Ezra and Kimchi interpret of the left hand F11 Vid. T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 36. 2. , seeing the work of the heavens is ascribed to the right hand in the following clause; the earth being less honourable than the heavens: and my right hand hath spanned the heavens ; stretched them out as a curtain or canopy over the earth, and measured them out... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-22

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:12-15

THE SECOND ADDRESS . The tone of complaint is now dropped. Israel is invited to reflect seriously on the chief points urged in the preceding chapters. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:12-22

The new revelation. The verses contain a summary of the contents of Isaiah 40-47. God is the First and the Last—the sole Creator. Prophecy is an evidence of his claims; and so is the mission of Cyrus. I. THE REVELATION CONCERNING GOD . First Jacob and Israel, the chosen people, are called to listen. Jehovah is the Alpha and the Omega of the universe. The First Cause and Reason of things; he gave the first impulse to their course, the goal of which will still be himself. Before... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:13

Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth (comp. Isaiah 40:12 , Isaiah 40:22 , Isaiah 40:26 , Isaiah 40:28 ; Isaiah 42:5 ; Isaiah 44:24 ; Isaiah 45:12 , Isaiah 45:18 ). As the Maker of heaven and earth, God is entitled to the attention and obedience of all the dwellers in heaven and earth. My right hand hath spanned the heavens; i.e. measured them, as with a span ( Isaiah 41:12 ) fixed their limits and dimensions. When I call unto them, they... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 48:13

Mine hand also hath laid ... - I am the Creator of all things, and I have all power, and am abundantly able to deliver you from all your foes.And my right hand hath spanned the heavens - Margin, ‘The palm of my right hand hath spread out.’ The sense is, that he by his right hand had spanned, or measured the heavens. The phrase is designed to show his greatness and his power (see the notes at Isaiah 40:12).When I call unto them - (See the note at Isaiah 40:26). The sense here is, that he who had... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 48:12-13

Isaiah 48:12-13. Hearken unto me, Israel, my called Whom I have called out of the world to be my peculiar people, to serve, and glorify, and enjoy me; and therefore you, of all others, have least cause to forsake me, or to follow after idols. My right hand hath spanned, or doth span, the heavens Or, hath meted them out with a span, as the phrase is, Isaiah 40:12; hath stretched them out by an exact measure, as the workman sometimes metes out his work by spans. See also the margin. ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 48:1-22

The past and the future (48:1-22)Before returning to their homeland, the people are reminded of the sins that led the nation into captivity. They must not repeat former errors. The people’s chief failing was that they honoured God with their words but not with their conduct (48:1-2). Knowing their tendency towards idolatry, God gave his people advance revelations of his will, to prevent them from turning to idols for guidance. But they still stubbornly rejected his teaching (3-5).Nevertheless,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 48:13

spanned = stretched out. stand up. To listen to my words. read more

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