Isaiah 45:8 ASV

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:6-13

Isaiah 45:6-13I am the Lord, and there is none elseThe beneficent sovereignty of GodThe key-thought to all the intricacies of the whole of this passage is that God is the absolute Author of all that exists and the infinite Supreme Ruler of all events; and the implied, though not expressed inference from this claim is, that He is to be absolutely trusted in the matter and manner of Israel’s redemption from Babylon.In the 7 th verse, the attitude which the prophet makes the Almighty assume is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 45:8

Isaiah 45:8Drop down, ye heavensSalvation comes of man’s response to GodTo the eye of the seer the earth lies open to heaven as a wide corn-land over which the clouds of heaven hang, the air breathes, and the sun sheds sheets of light.Those clouds are big with righteousness, the special term used throughout this book of the faithfulness of Jehovah. At the call of prayer the skies pour down their precious treasure, and the earth opens every pore to receive the plentiful rain; presently every... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 45:8

Isa 45:8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. Ver. 8. Drop down, ye heavens, from above. ] A prayer of the poor captives in Babylon, say some, for a speedy performance of their promised deliverance; and this the rather because else Christ could not come of them, teach in their country, work miracles, and fulfil the office of a... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 45:8

Drop down: Isaiah 32:15, Isaiah 44:3, Psalms 72:3, Psalms 72:6, Psalms 85:9-2 Kings :, Ezekiel 34:26, Hosea 10:12, Hosea 14:5-Ruth :, Joel 2:28, Joel 2:29, Joel 3:18, Acts 2:33, Titus 3:3-Joshua : let the earth: Isaiah 4:2, Isaiah 11:1, Isaiah 53:2, Isaiah 61:3, Isaiah 61:11, 1 Corinthians 3:6-1 Samuel : I the Lord: Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 65:18, Isaiah 66:22, Jeremiah 31:22, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 4:24 Reciprocal: Genesis 27:28 - of the dew Psalms 28:5 - operation Psalms 85:11 - Truth... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 45:8

Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.Drop — The righteous and gracious acts of God for his people, shall be so many, as if God rained showers of righteousness out of heaven.Open — Open itself to bring forth those fruits which may be expected from such showers.Them — The heavens and the earth conspiring together.Together — Together... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 45:8

8. Pour down righteousness The first sign of transition from Cyrus to Messiah’s days. God has been elaborately revealed as the true God; there is no allowing the idea, moreover, that he is a rival with the conception of a Magian deity born of the light, and a contender, half-and-half, in a system of dualism. Full conviction ought at this stage to have been furnished that he is the one pure, sole Sovereign of the universe, or there is none. And now the prophet goes off in rapture that... read more