Isaiah 43:1 - John Wesley's Notes

Isaiah 43:1

The Redeemer of Israel

1 But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, ^afor I have redeemed you;
^bI have called you by your name;
You are Mine.

2 ^aWhen you pass through the waters, ^bI will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you ^cwalk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.

3 For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
^aI gave Egypt for your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

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.

15 I am the Lord, your Holy One,
The Creator of Israel, your ^aKing.”

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But - Notwithstanding thy gross insensibleness, I will deal mercifully with thee. Created - That made thee his people, and that in so miraculous a manner as if he had created thee a second time. Redeemed - From the Egyptians. Called thee - By the name of God's people, which was as proper and peculiar to them, as the name of Israel.

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