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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Since thou wast precious in my sight,.... As the saints are; not that they are valuable in themselves; they have no intrinsic worth in them; they are in no wise better than others; they are of the same mass and lump with others; they are of the fallen race of Adam, and are earthly and simple as he was; nor are they precious in their own sight, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. How sweetly this verse comes home to those whose characters have been disreputable! As soon as they are truly converted to Christ, they become “honourable.” “Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. How sweetly this verse comes home to those whose characters have been disreputable! As soon as they are truly converted to Christ, they become “honourable.” “Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And I have loved thee: God loved his ancient people Israel; he has always loved his Church; and he loves believers still.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee:- It is enough for a child that his mother is near him, or that his father is with him; then is it not enough for you, O child of God, that God is with you? Israel was scattered when Isaiah wrote this prophecy, and would be afterwards scattered far and wide...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Fear not, for I am with thee,.... With thy ministers that preach the everlasting Gospel, to make it effectual to the conversion of many everywhere, as well as to bear thee up under all trials, and to cause thee to stand against all opposition: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; which is to be understood not...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
fear not: for I am with thee: This is the second time that the blessed words, “fear not,” ring out like the notes of the silver trumpet proclaiming the jubilee to poor trembling hearts: “fear not, for I am with thee.” the Lord seems to say to each troubled believer, “My honour is pledged to secure thy safety, all my attributes are engaged on thy...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; even every one that is called by my name: Whatever happens, God will be with his Church. His own chosen people shall all be gathered in. there shall...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; God’s chosen ones have wandered very far away from him, but the great Shepherd of the sheep, who bought them with his blood, will gather them,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west; O Church of God, thine elect members shall all, in due time, be fetched in, however far they may have wandered!
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will say to the north, give up: and to the south, keep not back,.... That is, give up, and not retain, those that belong to the Lord; here the winds are spoken to by a personification; or the inhabitants of the northern and southern climates are called upon to deliver up the Lord's people to him, for whose sake the Gospel was sent into these...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. And that in a double sense, for God’s people are twice made; — made first in creation, but...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Even everyone that is called by my name,.... That is called by the name of God, a son or daughter of his; or by the name of Christ, a Christian; whoever belongs to the Lord, whom he calls by his name; and who, being called by his grace, call upon his name, make a profession of his name, and serve and worship him: for I have created him for my...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. And God will be glorified in his people; the object of their creation is the glory of their God, and that end shall, somehow or other, be answered in the Lord’s good time. Now I want you to notice the other side of the question. God says, in the twenty-first verse, —...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him. Three expressions are here used concerning the man who is called by God’s name. First, “I have created him,” — made him out of nothing. Then, “I have formed him” — fashioned him, made him into his proper shape. The last sentence...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears,.... The Targum applies this to the bringing of the people of Israel out of Egypt; and others understand it of their deliverance from the Babylonish captivity; and some of the exclusion of them from the kingdom of heaven, and casting them into outward darkness, according to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Some think that the Lord refers here to those who were once blind, but to whom he has given eyes; and to those who were deaf, to whom he has given ears. Many of us are of that order. One thing I know is that, whereas I was once spiritually blind, now I can see; and another...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. There are plenty of them, for our proverb is true, “There are none so blind as those that will not see, and none so deaf as those that will not hear.” But even to such people as these God makes his appeal.