Isaiah 44:2 NIV,NKJV

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 44:2

From the womb; from the time of thy birth, or coming out of the womb. From that time that I first took thee to be my people, I have been forming and fashioning thee, by giving thee laws, and ordinances, and teachers, by threatenings and corrections, and many other ways. He seems to allude to the practice of midwives, who use to compose all the parts of the new-born infant into a right frame. Jesurun; another name of Jacob or Israel, given to him Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 33:5,Deuteronomy... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-5

THE SPIRIT PROMISED TO THE SEED OF JACOBIsaiah 44:1-5. Yet now hear, O Jacob my Servant, &c.The three Divine Persons in the Godhead are represented in Scripture as concurring in the salvation of fallen man. Our text is one of those interesting passages in which the Holy Spirit is promised in the Old Testament.I. THE PEOPLE TO WHOM THE PROMISE IS MADE. The “seed” or “offspring” of Jacob, i.e., those who resemble Jacob in his state and character, in his spirit and conduct. 1. Jacob is here... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-2

Isaiah 44:1-2 The occurrence of the three names, "Jacob, Israel, Jesurun," together is very remarkable, and the order in which they stand is not accidental. The prophet begins with the name that belonged to the patriarch by birth; the name of nature, which contained some indications of character. He passes on to the name which commemorated the mysterious conflict where, as a prince, he had power with God and prevailed. He ends with the name of Jesurun, of which the meaning is "the righteous... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Isaiah 44:1-5

DISCOURSE: 935THE OUT-POURING OF THE SPIRIT PROMISEDIsaiah 44:1-5. Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: and they shall spring up as among the grass, as... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Isaiah 44:2

Jesurun i.e. upright. Symbolical name of Israel. Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 33:5; Deuteronomy 33:26 read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 44:1-28

Chapter 44Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen: Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jeshurun ( Isaiah 44:1-2 ),Now Jeshurun means upright.whom I have chosen. For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring: And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 44:1-28

Isaiah 44:5 . Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord. This phrase is somewhat obscure; it is not said whether they signed a covenant, or imprinted some mark on their hand. The latter sense is preferred by the critics. Vide Poli Synopsis. Slaves were branded in the hand with their master’s name; the cruel Assyrians branded their forehead. The heathen generally imprinted on their children, the mark or the sign of the god to which they were devoted. The worshippers of the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 44:1-5

Isaiah 44:1-5Yet now hear, O Jacob, My servantWhy are the people of God called by the name of Jacob?Have you never wondered why the people of God should be called by the name of the third of the ancient patriarchs in preference to the first two? We often, indeed, find them called the seed of Abraham, and we should easily understand what was meant if we read of the children of Isaac: but, as far as I remember, they are nowhere called simply Abraham or Isaac, whereas it is perfectly common to... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 44:2

Isa 44:2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. Ver. 2. Thus saith the Lord that made thee. ] See on Isaiah 43:1 ; Isaiah 43:7 ; Isaiah 43:21 , and observe how this chapter runneth parallel with the former; yea, how the prophet, from Isa 40:1-31 to Isaiah 66:1-24 , doth one and the same thing almost, labouring to comfort his people against the Babylonian captivity, and to... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 44:2

that made: Isaiah 44:21, Isaiah 43:1, Isaiah 43:7, Isaiah 43:21 formed: Isaiah 44:24, Isaiah 46:3, Isaiah 46:4, Isaiah 49:1, Psalms 46:5, Psalms 71:6, Jeremiah 1:5, Ezekiel 16:4-Ruth :, Ezekiel 20:5-2 Kings :, Hebrews 4:16 Fear: Isaiah 41:10, Isaiah 41:14, Isaiah 43:1, Luke 12:32, Romans 8:30, Ephesians 1:4, 1 Thessalonians 1:4 Jesurun: Deuteronomy 32:15, Deuteronomy 33:5, Jeshurun Reciprocal: Genesis 15:1 - Fear Genesis 26:24 - fear Deuteronomy 32:6 - made thee Psalms 105:6 - ye seed... read more