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Text -- Isaiah 44:1-10 (NET)
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The Lord Will Renew Israel
44:1 “Now , listen , Jacob my servant , Israel whom I have chosen !”
44:2 This is what the Lord , the one who made you, says – the one who formed you in the womb and helps you: “Don’t be afraid , my servant Jacob , Jeshurun , whom I have chosen !
44:3 For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land . I will pour my spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children .
44:4 They will sprout up like a tree in the grass , like poplars beside channels of water .
44:5 One will say , ‘I belong to the Lord ,’ and another will use the name ‘Jacob .’ One will write on his hand , ‘The Lord’s ,’ and use the name ‘Israel .’”
The Absurdity of Idolatry
44:6 This is what the Lord , Israel’s king , says , their protector , the Lord who commands armies : “I am the first and I am the last , there is no God but me.
44:7 Who is like me? Let him make his claim ! Let him announce it and explain it to me– since I established an ancient people – let them announce future events !
44:8 Don’t panic ! Don’t be afraid ! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses ! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock ; I know of none .
44:9 All who form idols are nothing ; the things in which they delight are worthless . Their witnesses cannot see ; they recognize nothing , so they are put to shame .
44:10 Who forms a god and casts an idol that will prove worthless ?
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Isaiah |
Israel |
Isaiah, The Book of |
God |
SERVANT OF JEHOVAH; SERVANT OF THE LORD; SERVANT OF YAHWEH |
WILLOWS |
Idolatry |
Jeshurun |
Predestination |
GOD, 2 |
Children |
HOLY SPIRIT, 1 |
OMNISCIENCE |
Regeneration |
Righteous |
Church |
Idol |
Alpha |
ISAIAH, 8-9 |
Holy Spirit |
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NET Notes: Isa 44:2 Jeshurun is a poetic name for Israel; it occurs here and in Deut 32:15; 33:5, 26.
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NET Notes: Isa 44:3 Heb “and streams”; KJV “floods.” The verb “cause…to flow” is supplied in the second line for clarity and for...
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NET Notes: Isa 44:4 The Hebrew term בֵין (ven) is usually taken as a preposition, in which case one might translate, “among the grass.”...
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NET Notes: Isa 44:5 Heb “and by the name of Israel he will title.” Some, with support from several ancient versions, prefer to change the Piel (active) verb f...
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NET Notes: Isa 44:8 Heb “rock” or “rocky cliff,” a title that depicts God as a protective refuge in his role as sovereign king; thus the translati...
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