Isaiah 41:22-24

Isaiah 41:22-24. Let them bring them forth— God, teaching his people the right method of disputing against idolaters, draws an argument, and urges it strongly, from the certain prediction of future contingencies of great moment, in their connection and order, and in their coherence with former and latter things. He who can do this, by the judgment of the true God himself, cannot be denied the honour of divinity. He who cannot, is absurdly worshipped and esteemed as a god. Vitringa renders the 22nd verse, Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: shew us what things shall come first, that we may consider them, and know their last issue; or else, shew us things to come a long while hence. Instead of that, we may be dismayed, Isa 41:23 we may read, that we may look into it; and Isa 41:24 behold, ye are less than nothing, &c.