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Isaiah 49:9-10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And their pastures shall be in all high places. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. Now recall those verses from the Revelation that we read just now, and note what blessings the good Shepherd has prepared for...

Isaiah 49:10-11

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. And I will make all my mountains a way, Where, naturally, there could not be a way, on those pathless summits of the loftiest Alps, the Lord says, “I will make all my...

Isaiah 49:10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

They shall not hunger nor thirst; — To the woman at the well, Christ said, “Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst.” That is a parallel to this passage: “They shall not hunger nor thirst; “ — Isa_49:10. Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs...

Isaiah 49:11

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And my highways shall be exalted. “I will throw up causeways.” God will make a way for you to get at him if you want to get at him. If you are willing to make a way for God, he will make a way for you; the gulf shall be bridged, the mountain shall be leveled.

Isaiah 49:11-12

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. Behold, these shall come from far and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. From far-away China, they must come to Christ; the result of his death is not left to haphazard. Some say that his death did something or other, which,...

Isaiah 49:11-13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

And I will make all my mountain, a way, and my highways shall be exalted. Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, Well may heavens and earth and...

Isaiah 49:12

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. “The land of Sinim” signifies China. Is it not strange that, in this Book, we should find mention of the land of Sinim, the country of China? But God has a people there, and they shall come to him. I was delighted, last Tuesday, to...

Isaiah 49:13-15

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may...

Isaiah 49:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. How? Why, by the very coming of Christ, by his birth at Bethlehem, and all the blessings which come with the Incarnate God, his afflicted ones are consoled, and all his people are...

Isaiah 49:13

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains; for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. When God blesses his Church, he blesses the world through her. Hence, heaven and earth are invited to be glad in the gladness of the Church of God. Oh, that God would visit his church;...

Isaiah 49:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

But Zion said, — Hear the lament of the poor Jewish Church, like a castaway left all alone, — Isa_49:14. The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. When we are glad In the Lord, and are singing out our heart’s joy, there is pretty sure to be someone or other who sorrowfully sighs,” The Lord hath forsaken me.” — People say that there...

Isaiah 49:14

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

But Zion said, the LORD hath forsaken me, and my LORD hath forgotten me. We often judge contrary to the truth; and when God is blessing us, we dream that he has forgotten us. Oh, wicked unbelief; cruel unbelief! It robs God of glory; it robs us of comfort. It snatches the song out of our mouth, and fills our soul with groaning: “Zion said, the...

Isaiah 49:15

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? “Can a woman” — the tenderer parent of the two, — “forget her child,” —her own child, her feeble little child that still depends upon her for its nutriment and life, — “her sucking child,” — . Isa_49:15. Yea, they may forget, — It is just possible;...

Isaiah 49:15-16

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; However unnatural an earthly mother may prove, God will never forsake or forget one of his children. “’Yet,’ saith the Lord, should nature change...

Isaiah 49:15

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Can a woman forget the sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet I will not forget thee. The child is in a condition in which it reminds the mother of itself; her sucking child, her own child. Can she forget it? It is not according to nature, — “’Yet,’ saith the Lord, ‘should nature...

Isaiah 49:16

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; — Where they must be seen, and where he can do nothing without touching his people while doing it. When a name is engraven on the hand with which a man works, that name goes into his work, and leaves its impress on the work.

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