Sec. 3. GOD’S CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL, Isaiah 42:17 to Isaiah 44:5. The controversy with heathendom closed. Its period is from Abraham’s call ideally to the last triumph of Messiah. The message is now again to Israel. It began in Isaiah 1:2, and has been scatteringly resumed ever since. read more
2. Fear not Notwithstanding so many backslidings, God has intense love for his chosen, and to signify this he applies to them the name Jeshurun, which means, “people of my deepest affection.” Gesenius. This name, with same meaning, is found in Deuteronomy 32:14; Deuteronomy 33:5; Deuteronomy 33:26. The name implies all that belongs to the designation elect people. read more
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 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.Formed thee — From the time that I first took thee to be my people, I have been forming and fashioning thee.Jesurun — Another name of Jacob or Israel, given to him, Deuteronomy 32:15. read more