Bible Commentary

He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish [it]. 14 17. The writer now goes back to the material of which this second kind of idol is made. He heweth him … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:14”

The carpenter stretcheth out [his] rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 13. The carpenter ] lit., “the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:13”

The blacksmith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint. 12, 13. This truth enforced by a description of the manufacture of the idols. The smith … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:12”

Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the workmen, they [are] of men: let them all be gathered together, let them stand up; [yet] they shall fear, [and] they shall be ashamed together. 11. all his fellows ] The word denotes the members of a guild, and is understood by A.V. of the gang … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:11”

Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image [that] is profitable for nothing? 10. Who hath formed, &c. ] A rhetorical question: who has been such a fool? On molten a graven image see ch. Isa 40:19. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Who hath formed a god – The Septuagint … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:10”

They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. 9 11. The argument opens with the assertion of the nothingness alike of the idol and its makers. Fear on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:9”

Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I know not [any]. 8. Fear ye not ] in the coming convulsions; the ground of confidence is that Jehovah has … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:8”

And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show unto them. 7. The proof of Isa 44:6 is found in the incontestable fact of prophecy (as ch. Isa 41:22 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:7”

Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the last; and beside me [there is] no God. 6 8. There is no God but Jehovah and Israel is His witness: this is the substance of the verses, and the proof is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:6”

One shall say, I [am] the LORD’s; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel. 5. The result of the Divine blessing manifested in Israel’s restoration will be that foreigners shall attach themselves as proselytes … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 44:5”