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Isaiah 54:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. I am not going to interpret the passage in its strict connection, but to use it for our comfort and instruction. O you that are cast...

Isaiah 54:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. The dark past, the dreary past, shall be so obliterated with abounding mercy that they shall forget it. Thy memory of it shall not be...

Isaiah 54:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. Here is a third line for faith to run upon, namely, that of courage. Before you are strong, before you have been lifted up out of your...

Isaiah 54:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For thy Maker is thine husband; — Rejoice, O Church of God, that thou hast such a husband! Rejoice, every member of the Church of God, that thou hast such a husband to help thee!” Thy Maker is thine husband;” — Isa_54:5. The LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. Well...

Isaiah 54:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. Oh, what a blessing that is! This is a wide-spread mercy: “The God of the whole earth shall he be called.” My soul, come and hide beneath the shadow of these earth-covering wings, for there is room...

Isaiah 54:5-7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

The LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall be called. “For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment”— Not “a moment,” but “for a small moment.”

Isaiah 54:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For thy maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called. Oh, how blessed it is that Jehovah, Israel’s God, the Lord of hosts, is the God of the whole earth; so that we poor Gentiles may come and hide under the shadow of his wings; and what a joy it is to...

Isaiah 54:6-7

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. For a small moment have I forsaken thee; A moment is a small period of time, but it is made to appear still smaller by that little word “small.”

Isaiah 54:6

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. Poor rejected one, has the world cast thee off? Do its sinful pleasures pall upon thee now? Listen: “The Lord hath called thee.” Thou art divorced from the world that thou mayest be for ever united to him.

Isaiah 54:6

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused, saith thy God. Some of you know what it is to have had your affections betrayed, and your hearts broken by unfaithful friends. Now the Lord calls you to come close to himself, that you may prove his faithfulness, and so forget your...

Isaiah 54:7-8

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

But with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment, but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. Oh, what a blessed mouthful this text is! I might rather say, What a heart full! What a soul full! It fills, and overfills my soul, and gives me sweet content:...

Isaiah 54:7-8

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. What words of comfort lie here to those of the Lord’s people who have fallen into spiritual darkness, and come upon evil...

Isaiah 54:7-8

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Have I forsaken thee: but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment: but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee; saith the LORD thy Redeemer. This belongs to the whole Church of God. I know we might refer it all to the Church in general, but I invite you tonight to remember that what...

Isaiah 54:7-8

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer. These choice words do not need any explanation, this blessed plaster only needs to be applied to the wounded heart, and it...

Isaiah 54:9

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth: so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. See how our faithful and unchanging God lays the foundation for our hopes-“ In oaths, and promises, and blood.”

Isaiah 54:9-10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith...

Isaiah 54:9-10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith...

Isaiah 54:9-10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; There is nothing really stable about them; all things that are visible must melt and flow away.

Isaiah 54:10

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee. Or, as the Hebrew has it, “saith the Lord, the Pitier.” Was there ever a sweeter title to comfort our hearts than this, “the Lord, the Pitier”? This...