Isaiah 43:6

4 Since you were precious in My sight,
You have been honored,
And I have ^aloved you;
Therefore I will give men for you,
And people for your life.

5 ^aFear not, for I am with you;
I will bring your descendants from the east,
And ^bgather you from the west;

6 I will say to the ^anorth, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’
Bring My sons from afar,
And My daughters from the ends of the earth—

7 Everyone who is ^acalled by My name,
Whom ^bI have created for My glory;
I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”

8 ^aBring out the blind people who have eyes,
And the ^bdeaf who have ears.

9 Let all the nations be gathered together,
And let the people be assembled.
^aWho among them can declare this,
And show us former things?
Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified;
Or let them hear and say, “It is truth.”

10 “You^a are My witnesses,” says the Lord,
^b“And My servant whom I have chosen,
That you may know and ^cbelieve Me,
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
Nor shall there be after Me.

11 I, even I, ^aam the Lord,
And besides Me there is no savior.

12 I have declared and saved,
I have proclaimed,
And there was no ^aforeign god among you;
^bTherefore you are My witnesses,”
Says the Lord, “that I am God.

13 ^aIndeed before the day was, I am He;
And there is no one who can deliver out of My hand;
I work, and who will ^breverse it?”

14 Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon,
And bring them all down as fugitives—
The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.

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What Does Isaiah 43:6 Mean?

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We who bear the name of God are witnesses that our God is God. What do our lives declare about God? If we who bear His name fail to live up to that name's reputation, we break the third commandment and profane the name of God. We hallow or profane God's name by our conduct, no matter what member of our body errs. This commandment tests the quality of our witness. It changes hypocrisy from merely "bearing false witness" to idolatry, for which God holds the offender guilty, for He sees what men may miss in judgment.

John W. Ritenbaugh
The Third Commandment (1997)

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