Isaiah 43:1

Isaiah 43:1. O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel— Jacob and Israel are here to be understood mystically, of the true and spiritual Israel; for they are not all Israel who are of Israel, says the apostle, Romans 9:6. Vitringa thinks that the prophet here addresses the true believers of his own times; though there is no reason to confine the address, which may also refer to believers under the Gospel; for the consolation here offered unquestionably refers to the true Israelites of all times.