You have burdened Me with your sins, you have wearied Me with your iniquities.. Fear not: This is a command, accompanied by promises. theyre snuffed out like so many candles: Be alert, be present. 13Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it? it was my hands kthat stretched out the heavens. What about Biblical passages which some take to suggest there are other gods? State your case, so that you may be vindicated. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! c. Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there be after Me: In clear, certain words, God says that not only is He the most high God, but that there are no other gods beside Him. 43 But now thus says the L ord,. Everyone who is called by My name, The journey from the wilderness into Canaan represents the believers passage from a sinful world, through death and into heaven. (1 Timothy 2:5). 4 "Fear not, m for you will not be ashamed;. 19; Ezek. 41:8; 43:10; 52:13; 53:11; [ver. The army and the power Tell us the former things, what they are. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. #3 When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. God protected Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. I will even make a road in the wilderness He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it. We dont have to panic, we dont have to fear, and we dont have to run as if we didnt trust God. 17 When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst, I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them. His ownership is certain because He seals it by saying You are mine. 2 (1) stroke, blow, Deuteronomy 17:8, 21:5 in sing. d. I will give Jacob to the curse: Because of this deep sinfulness, and failure to look to Gods solution for sin, there was only a curse for Jacob. ii. 43 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. I have resources and plans you dont know about. Therefore you are My witnesses, i. 28So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destructione and Israel to reproach.. No software to install. Proverbs 6:33. They could have hope for the future because they knew they were called by the name of the LORD, and they were created for His glory. 3:8; Acts 3:26; 4:27; Phil. Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Let them all assemble, let them stand forth. They have seen it and experienced it. Bring out the blind people who have eyes: Previously, in Isaiah 42:19, the LORD spoke of His blind and deaf servants, who had willingly closed their eyes and ears to His truth and ways. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. 14 For a long time I have held my peace; now I will cry out clike a woman in labor; 15 dI will lay waste mountains and hills. 15I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King. Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Isaiah 43:2. Then God let the walls of the sea close and destroy Israel's enemies. Subscribe to a study package to unlock the ESV Study Bible, the interactive Knowing the Bible study series, the Preaching the Word commentary series, and more. who blots out your transgressions for My own sake. I dont keep a list of your sins. he shows himself mighty against his foes. I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, 5 hThis one will say, I am the Lords,, and another will write on his hand, The Lords,, 6 Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, 7 kWho is like me? Present your best case. But no matter what they say on their behalf, God has a stronger argument against them: Your first father sinned. kand of the cities of Judah, They shall be built. The victory of God Isaiah 43 - 48 139 10. For these people, the metaphor represents the temptations of Satan that rapidly came over them and overwhelmed them into a disastrous state of separation from God. and declare his praise in lthe coastlands. Israel's Only Savior. i. So, His strength is infinitely greater than anyone elses; He can rightly say there is no one who can deliver out of My hand. o I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 41:17-43:13. 25But I, yes I, am the onewho takes care of your sinsthats what I do. When thou walkest through the fire - This is expressive of calamity and danger in general like passing through fire. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Shall you not know it? b. Israel's Only Savior. NIV For my own name's sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. And Israel to reproaches. Specially of strokes or calamities which God inflicts upon men, Genesis 12:17; Exodus 11:1; Psalms 38:12, 39:11 91:10. gain access to 50+ premium resources to enhance your study of Scripture. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. God has a special and unique claim upon us because He is our Creator. Trials are varied; sometimes we face waters, sometimes rivers, and sometimes fire. And My servant whom I have chosen, who takes care of your sinsthats what I do. There are false gods such as the devil or the idols of the nations. Knowing that we belong to the LORD is a wonderful answer to fear. It is, however, to be understood rather as a promise pertaining to the future; though the language is mainly derived, undoubtedly, from God's protecting them in their perils in former times. Kristyn and Keith are originally from Northern Ireland and now live in Nashville, Tennessee, with their four daughters. 23Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. The ones they trusted to save them before God were sinners themselves. ESV: English Standard Version. Start your free trial today! English Standard Version (ESV). The Lord promises that He will now do "a new thing" (verse 19): "Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. Sometimes people say, I just need to take a break, and essentially mean that they need to take a break from the LORD. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be . 1. The Creator of Israel, your King. And shall I make the rest of it an uabomination? 10You are My witnesses, declares the LORD, 12I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed. 2:7], ch. and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right. long before these upstart gods appeared on the scene. i. Yet it had a literal fulfillment in the case of the three pious Jews who were cast by Nebuchadnezzar into the burning furnace Daniel 3:25, Daniel 3:27. 26 Put me in remembrance; wlet us argue together; set forth your case, that you may be proved right. When He leads into something new, shall you not know it?. Also he warms himself and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire! 3For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 26-28So, make your case against me. 43 But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. God replied to them, You feel burdened? English Standard Version (ESV). Copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Fear not, for I have redeemed you; Do not remember the former things: As Isaiah wrote prophetically to Israel, they were mired in the desperate circumstances of captivity and exile. Walking is the pace at which you go when you are not in a hurry, when you are not concerned or alarmed. I have called you by your name; This means that when we are glorifying God, we are fulfilling the purpose we were created for, and will therefore be the happiest and fulfilled. If Israel stayed stuck in the discouragement and seduction of Babylon, they would never look for the new thing of release from exile. 11 dBehold, all who are incensed against you. 18 oI will open rivers on the bare heights. (They shall lie down together, they shall not rise; Who among them can declare this, and show us former things? They also were preserved in the fire by the presence of God (Daniel 3:19-25). For your sake I will send to Babylon, till he has established justice in the earth; who created the heavens mand stretched them out. Isaiah 43, English Standard Version 2016 (ESV) Israel's Only Savior But now thus says the Lord, # ch. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. 12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord, that I am God. Let us contend together; Ill turn the tables on the Babylonians.Instead of whooping it up,theyll be wailing.I am God, your Holy One,Creator of Israel, your King.. 20vHe feeds on washes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, Is there not xa lie in my right hand?. 17And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. 3 For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; because of the variety and multitude of them, as persecutions from men, those proud waves that go over them; the temptations of Satan, that enemy who comes in like a flood, and various others; and because of the rapidity and force of them, and their overflowing and overwhelming nature: now there are paths through which the people of God pass: their way lies through them to eternal glory; and though they are of some continuance, yet have an end, as paths have; and having a good guide, and sufficient strength given them, they wade through them safely; for they do not and shall not "overflow" them, so as to cause their faith utterly to fail, or to separate them from the love of God, or so as to destroy them; for though they come nigh them, and upon them, and may greatly affect and distress them, yet shall not hurt them, but turn to their advantage; for their God is with them, to sympathize with them, to comfort and revive them, to teach and instruct them by their afflictions, and to sanctify them to them, as well as to support and bear them up under them, and to deliver out of them: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burnt: neither shall the flame kindle upon thee; afflictions are compared to fire and flames, because very grievous and troublesome to the flesh; and because of the apprehensions of God's wrath in them sometimes; and because of their trying nature; grace is tried by them as gold and silver in the fire; but yet the saints are not consumed by them, they lose nothing but their dross; their principles and profession are tried, and they are supported through all; which has been abundantly verified in the martyrs of Jesus; see Psalm 66:12. 28 Therefore zI will profane the princes of the sanctuary. 41 nListen to me in silence, oO coastlands; calling the generations from the beginning? 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