Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken [it], I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed [it], I will also do it. 11. The supreme illustration of the foreknowledge and power of Jehovah is the raising up of Cyrus. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: 10. the end from the beginning ] i.e. the issue (of a particular series of events or period of history) from its origin. the things that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:9
Remember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else; [I am] God, and [there is] none like me, 9. former things of old ] See on Isa 41:22. The emphasis here lies less on the predictions than on the events themselves, which are of such a nature as to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:9”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:8
Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring [it] again to mind, O ye transgressors. 8 11. An appeal to history and prophecy in proof of Jehovah’s divinity. shew yourselves men ] R.V. marg. renders “stand fast,” but neither sense is suitable in an address to “rebels.” The verb used ( hith’shsh) is unknown in Hebrew. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:8”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:7
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, [one] shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble. 7. They bear him &c. ] the newly made idol, to his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:7”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:6
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. 6. They lavish gold &c. ] Better as an exclamation of contempt: They that pour gold etc. The gold and silver are the material out of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:6”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:5
To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare me, that we may be like? 5. Comp. the similar question of Isa 40:18, which as here introduces a sarcastic description of the manufacture of idols. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges To whom will ye liken me – (see the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:5”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:4
And [even] to [your] old age I [am] he; and [even] to hoar hairs will I carry [you]: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver [you]. 4. And even to your old age &c. ] Cf. Psa 71:18. What Jehovah has been to His people in the past, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:4”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:3
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne [by me] from the belly, which are carried from the womb: 3. all the remnant of the house of Israel ] It is doubtful whether there is a reference here to the scattered survivors of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:3”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:2
They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. 2. they could not deliver ] i.e. cause to escape. themselves are gone into captivity ] The distinction allowed between the gods and their images is an ironical concession to heathen modes of thought. The fact that … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 46:2”