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Isaiah 44

Isa 44:1-27—(3) The promise of the Spirit: the folly of idolatry.

Isa 44:2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

Jesurun

i.e. upright. Symbolical name of Israel. Deu 32:15; 33:5, 26.

Isa 44:3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

I will pour water upon him

Isa 35:7; Joe 2:28; Jhn 7:38; Act 2:18.

spirit

Holy Spirit. Isa 59:19, 21. (Gen 1:2; Mal 2:15.)

Isa 44:6 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.

redeemer [See also Isa 44:22, 23, 24.]

Hebrew goel, Redemption (Kinsman type). Scofield Isaiah 59:20, note.

I am the first, and I am the last

Isa 41:4; 48:12; Rev 1:8, 17; 22:13.

Isa 44:8 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.

ye are even my witnesses

Isa 43:10, 12.

Isa 44:22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

I have blotted out

Forgiveness. Mat 6:12, 14, 15. (Lev 4:20; Mat 26:28.)

Isa 44:27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

I will dry up thy rivers

Jer 50:38; 51:36.

Isa 44:28—The prophecy concerning Cyrus, and the restoration under Ezra and Nehemiah.

Isa 44:28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

Cyrus

Cf. 1Ki 13:2 where Josiah was mentioned by name three hundred years before his birth.

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