21. This people—namely, The same as "My people, My chosen" (see Isaiah 43:1; Isaiah 43:7; Psalms 102:18). my praise—on account of the many and great benefits conferred on them, especially their restoration. read more
22. But—Israel, however, is not to think that these divine favors are due to their own piety towards God. So the believer ( :-). but—rather, "for." weary of me— (Amos 8:5; Amos 8:6; Malachi 1:13), though "I have not wearied thee" (Malachi 1:13- :), yet "thou hast been weary of Me." read more
23. small cattle—rather, the "lamb" or "kid," required by the law to be daily offered to God (Exodus 29:38; Numbers 28:3). sacrifices—offered any way; whereas the Hebrew for "holocaust," or "burnt offering," denotes that which ascends as an offering consumed by fire. I have not caused thee to serve—that is, to render the the service of a slave (Matthew 11:30; Romans 8:15; 1 John 4:18; 1 John 5:3). offering—bloodless (Leviticus 2:1; Leviticus 2:2). wearied—antithetical to Isaiah 43:22, "Thou... read more
24. bought—for "sweet cane" (aromatic calamus) was not indigenous to Palestine, but had to be bought from foreign countries ( :-). It was used among the Hebrews to make the sacred ointment (Exodus 30:23). It is often offered as a mark of hospitality. filled—satiated (Exodus 30:23- :). God deigns to use human language to adapt Himself to human modes of thought. made me to serve—though "I have not caused thee to serve" (Exodus 30:23- :). Our sin made the Son of God to become "a servant." He... read more
25. I, even I—the God against whom your sin is committed, and who alone can and will pardon. ( :-). for mine own sake— (Isaiah 48:9; Isaiah 48:11). How abominable a thing sin is, since it is against such a God of grace! "Blotted out" is an image from an account-book, in which, when a debt is paid, the charge is cancelled or blotted out. not remember . . . sins— (Jeremiah 31:34). When God forgives, He forgets; that is, treats the sinner as if He had forgotten his sins. read more
The witness to redemption 43:8-44:20Isaiah continued to show that Yahweh was both willing and able to deliver His people, a theme begun in Isaiah 42:10. He confronted the gods, again (cf. Isaiah 41:21-29), but this time he challenged them to bring forth witnesses to their deity, namely, people who could confirm their ability to predict the future. The captive Judeans were Yahweh’s witnesses. They would, despite their spiritual blindness and deafness, give witness to His ability to predict their... read more
The prophet gave an unusually long description of the Giver of the promise to follow (Isaiah 43:18-21) because of the unusual content of the promise. The One giving the prediction was the One who in power, love, and faithfulness had delivered His people from Egypt in the Exodus. His destruction of the Egyptian adversary had been final. read more
Obviously God did not want His people to forget what He had done for them in the Exodus, but neither did He want them to look back on that event and conclude that it was His only act of redemption or the only method He could use to redeem them. The Exodus exemplified God’s ability, but it did not set a pattern that He had to follow thereafter (cf. Jeremiah 23:7-8). read more
God was going to do a new thing for Israel, something that would appear unexpectedly, like a sprout from barren soil. The Israelites would become aware of it even though they had no knowledge of it at that time. He would do for the captives in Babylon what He had done for their ancestors in Egypt, namely, make a highway for them through the wilderness and provide them with water (cf. Exodus 17). Instead of turning a sea into dry land, He would turn the dry land into waterways (cf. Isaiah... read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 43:20
20. beast—image of idolaters, defiled with blood and pollutions, dwelling like dragons, &c., in the wastes of Gentile ignorance: even they shall be converted. Or else, literally, such copious floods of water shall be given by God in the desert, that the very beasts shall (in poetic language) praise the Lord (Psalms 148:10) [JEROME]. dragons—"serpents," or else jackals (see on Isaiah 43:1). owls—rather, "ostriches." read more