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4 They will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the watercourses.’
5 One will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
Another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
Another will write with his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
And name himself by the name of Israel.

There Is No Other God

6 “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel,
And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
a‘I am the First and I am the Last;
Besides Me there is no God. 
7 And awho can proclaim as I do?
Then let him declare it and set it in order for Me,
Since I appointed the ancient people.
And the things that are coming and shall come,
Let them show these to them. 
8 Do not fear, nor be afraid;
aHave I not told you from that time, and declared it?
bYou are My witnesses.
Is there a God besides Me?
Indeed cthere is no other Rock;
I know not one.’ ” 

Idolatry Is Foolishness

9 aThose who make an image, all of them are useless,
And their precious things shall not profit;
They are their own witnesses;
bThey neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. 
10 Who would form a god or mold an image
aThat profits him nothing? 
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Isaiah 44:6

Thus saith the Lord - This commences, as I suppose (see Analysis), the argument to Proverbs that Yahweh is the only true God, and that the idols were vanity. The object is, to show to the Jews, that he who had made to them such promises of protection and deliverance was able to perform what he had pledged himself to do.

The King of Israel - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:21).

And his Redeemer - (See the notes at Isaiah 43:1).

The Lord of hosts - (See the notes at Isaiah 1:9).

I am the first - (See the notes at Isaiah 41:4).

And I am the last - In Isaiah 41:4, this is expressed ' with the last;' in Revelation 1:8, ' I am Alpha and Omega.' The sense is, that God existed before all things, and will exist forever.

And besides me there is no God - This is repeatedly declared (Deuteronomy 4:35, Deuteronomy 4:39; see the note at Isaiah 43:10-12). This great truth it was God' s purpose to keep steadily before the minds of the Jews; and to keep it in the world, and ultimately to diffuse it abroad among the nations, was one of the leading reasons why he selected them as a special people, and separated them from the rest of mankind.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Isaiah 44:6:

Psalms 19:14
Psalms 78:35
Isaiah 41:4
Isaiah 41:4
Isaiah 44:8
Isaiah 46:9
Isaiah 48:12
Daniel 7:9
John 8:58
Revelation 1:8

 

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