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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation — The poor man, who cannot manage to make a god of gold, Isa_40:20. Chooseth a tree that will not rot; A good piece of heart of oak or enduring elm. Isa_40:20. He seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. Fix it firmly, drive the post down far into the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Have ye not known?] This is the speech of the prophet, directed to the idolaters, appealing to their own natural knowledge, who, from the light of nature, might know that idols were nothing, had no divinity in them: that it is God that made the earth and governs the world, and who only ought to be worshipped: have ye not heard? by tradition from...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations or the earth? It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,.... Or, "the globe (z)" of it; for the earth is spherical or globular: not a flat plain, but round, hung as a ball in the air; here Jehovah sits as the Lord and Sovereign; being the Maker of it, he is above it, orders and directs its motion, and governs all things in it: Kimchi rightly observes,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
That bringeth princes to nothing,.... The great men of the earth, kings, rulers, and nobles, these he brings to the dust; and all their counsels, schemes, and purposes, come to nothing; and their monarchies and kingdoms too in time. Where are now the Babylonish, Persian, and Grecian monarchies, and those great princes that formerly reigned in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Yea, they shall not be planted,.... As trees are, like the cedars in Lebanon, though they may seem to be such; but be like the grass of the field, and herbs of the earth: or, "even they shall be", as if they were "not planted (c)", they shall not grow and flourish; or they shall be plucked up, and be no more; this is said of the princes and judges...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal, saith the Holy One?] Or be upon a level with? since the greatest of men on earth are brought to nothing by him, and are no more: this is repeated from Isaiah 40:18 and supported with fresh strength of argument, to show that there is nothing whatever, that is a fit likeness and similitude, by...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might; for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. There is no other power that hangs yon lamps of heaven in...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Lift up your eyes on high,.... From the earth, and the inhabitants of it, even those of the greatest power and influence in it, to the heavens above, those that are visible to the eye: and behold who hath created these things; that are seen in the heavens, the sun, moon, and stars; consider the Creator of them, what a glorious Being he must be;...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth. Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? You see, it is another form of that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And behold who hath created these things, These wondrous worlds, these stars that bespangle the firmament. Isa_40:26. That bringeth out their host by number: For God knows the number of them all, and the name of every separate world that moves in the vast expanse of space. Isa_40:26. He calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might for...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel,.... The Jews, supposed to be in captivity, are here meant, according to Jarchi and Kimchi; whom the prophet reproves, for murmuring at the calamities and afflictions there endured by them; but it may be the church and people of God, in Gospel times, are here intended, being under suffering...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? What! when he has not forgotten one of all those mighty hosts of stars, and when not a sparrow falleth to the ground without his notice, how can you dream that he has forgotten you, or that your way is hidden from him?
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? He forgets no star amongst the myriads, no creature amongst the multitudes. He has marked in his book the track of every single atom of air, and every particle of dust, and every drop of spray, and how canst thou be forgotten?
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard?.... From the history of the church in all ages; from the experience of all good men; from their own knowledge and observation; from the Scriptures, and the prophets, the interpreters of them; both that what is before suggested is wrong, and that what follows is true, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hast thou not know? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint;— Come now, faint heart, and swoon away at his feet. Come to him in all your weakness; do not try to conceal it, but trust him to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint: He loves to pour out into empty vessels. He does not give his power to the strong, but “he giveth power to the faint,” and the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He giveth power to the faint,.... Who are ready to faint under afflictions, because they have not immediate deliverance, or their prayers are not answered at once, or promises not fulfilled as they expected; to such he gives fresh supplies of spiritual strength; he strengthens their faith, and enlarges their views, to behold the goodness of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And to them that have no might he increaseth strength. What a mercy it is to have no might that God may increase our strength! What a curse it is to be so strong in yourself that you do not go to the Strong for strength!