Isaiah 43:12 NIV

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

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

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 43:11-13

Isaiah 43:11-13. Besides me there is no saviour None that can and does save his worshippers: wherein is implied, that the false gods were not only weak and unable to save those that trusted in them, but also were their destroyers, as being the great cause of their ruin. I have declared, and have saved I first foretold your deliverance, and then effected it. And l have showed, when there was no strange god, &c. Rather, I made it known; nor was it any strange god. So Bishop Lowth.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-28

Redemption through God’s grace (43:1-28)Despite Israel’s failure and subsequent punishment, God has not cast off his people for ever. God used the power of foreign nations to enslave them and bring sufferings and hardships upon them, but he will now destroy the power of those nations. He will make them pay the ransom price for the redemption of captive Israel. They will fall so that Israel can go free (43:1-4). Wherever the captives are, they are still God’s people, and he will bring them back... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 43:12

no strange god. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:12 , Deuteronomy 32:16 ). See App-92 . read more

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

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

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

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 43:11-13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-28

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 43:12

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