Isaiah 43:4

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Isaiah 43:4

DISCOURSE: 931THE BLESSEDNESS OF THE TRUE CHRISTIANIsaiah 43:4. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee.FEW have any conception how close the analogy is between God’s dealings with his people of old, and his conduct towards his Church and people in the present day. In truth, we scarcely know how to admit that God will manifest such condescension to us as he did to them. But it can never be thought that the Christian Church is less privileged than... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 43:1-28

But yet, God is going to restore them. Chapter 43 gets in the restoration.But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the LORD thy God, and the Holy One... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 43:1-28

Isaiah 43:1 . The Lord that created thee, oh Jacob. Not only in the first creation, but when Sarah, and when Rebecca were barren, I gave them power to become mothers. I have also created and formed thee into a nation; thy disobedience therefore is left without excuse. Isaiah 43:3 . I gave Egypt for thy ransom. Those nations were nearly destroyed, in order to effect the emancipation of Israel. God most remarkably diverted the Assyrian invasion from Judea to an attack upon Egypt. Isaiah... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 43:1-4

Isaiah 43:1-4But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O JacobThe true relation of Israel to JehovahThe main subject of this chapter is the true relation of Israel to Jehovah, and its application in the way both of warning and encouragement.The doctrine taught is that their segregation from the rest of men, as a peculiar people, was an act of sovereignty, independent of all merit in themselves, and not even intended for their benefit exclusively, but for the accomplishment of God’s... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 43:4

Isaiah 43:4Since thou wast precious in My sightPrecious, honourable, loved“Because thou art precious in My sight, art honourable, and I love thee”--three co-ordinate clauses.(Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.)Precious I. PRECIOUS IN GOD’S SIGHT IS MAN. This is a new view of life--not man’s natural feeling. Precious as to the farmer land is which has the possibility of development with digging and draining, and so on,--precious as satisfying not the mere craving for usefulness, but the love of a great... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 43:4

precious: Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 7:6-Ruth :, Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:18, Deuteronomy 32:9-2 Chronicles :, Psalms 135:4, Malachi 3:17, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 2:9 thou hast been: Genesis 12:2, Psalms 112:9, John 5:44, 1 Peter 1:7 I Have: Jeremiah 31:3, Hosea 11:1, Malachi 1:2, John 16:27, John 17:23, John 17:26, Revelation 3:9 life: or, person Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:7 - what nation Deuteronomy 7:8 - because Deuteronomy 32:6 - hath bought Joshua 10:42 - because 1... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 43:4

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Since — From the time that I chose thee for my people, I have had an affection for thee.Men — As I gave up the Egyptians, so I am ready to give up others to save thee, as occasion requires. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:1-28

Sec. 3. GOD’S CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL, Isaiah 42:17 to Isaiah 44:5. The controversy with heathendom closed. Its period is from Abraham’s call ideally to the last triumph of Messiah. The message is now again to Israel. It began in Isaiah 1:2, and has been scatteringly resumed ever since. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 43:3-4

3, 4. I gave Prophetic preterit for I will give. Egypt for thy ransom Ransom from exile in Babylon through Cyrus. At a later time Cambyses took Egypt and made her subject, along with Ethiopia and Seba, on the upper Nile. Seba being, according to Josephus, between the Black and the White Nile branches. For the value Jehovah set on his recovered Israel he gave the restoring world-power those peoples who, for deserved judgment, received humiliation. This is simple amplification of meaning... read more

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