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Themes in Isaiah 41

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Themes in Isaiah 41

Isaiah 41:1 (show verse)

“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands,
And let the nations gain their strength;
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].

Island » Prophecies concerning
New » Man » Strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit

Isaiah 41:2 (show verse)

“Who has stirred up and put into action one from the east [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great]
Whom He calls in righteousness to His service and whom victory meets at every step?
The Lord turns nations over to him
And subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
Like wind-driven chaff with his bow.

Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Persia » Cyrus
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people

Isaiah 41:3 (show verse)

“He (Cyrus) pursues them and passes along safely,
By a way his feet had not traveled before.

Persia » Cyrus

Isaiah 41:4 (show verse)

“Who has performed and done this,
Calling forth [and guiding the destinies of] the generations [of the nations] from the beginning?
‘I, the Lord—the first, and with the last [existing before history began, the ever-present, unchanging God]—I am He.’”

Alpha » Compare

Isaiah 41:5 (show verse)

The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear;
The ends of the earth tremble;
They have drawn near and have come.

Island » Prophecies concerning

Isaiah 41:6 (show verse)

They each help his neighbor
And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”

Idol » Made of » Wood and stone

Isaiah 41:7 (show verse)

So the craftsman encourages the goldsmith,
And he who smooths metal with the smith’s hammer encourages him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering (welding), “That is good”;
And he fastens the idol with nails,
So that it will not totter nor be moved.

Arts and crafts » Names of various » Carpenters
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Goldsmiths
Carpentry » Making idols
Nail » Or, peg
Smith » The manufacturers of idols

Isaiah 41:8 (show verse)

“But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The offspring of Abraham My friend,

Abraham » Piety of
Abraham » Friend of God
Friendship » Who is the lordâ€™s friend
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Jews, the » Called » Seed of abraham
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Upholdment » Who the lord upholds

Isaiah 41:9 (show verse)

You whom I [the Lord] have taken from the ends of the earth,
And called from its remotest parts
And said to you, ‘You are My servant,
I have chosen you and have not rejected you [even though you are exiled].

Friendship » Who is the lordâ€™s friend
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Upholdment » Who the lord upholds

Isaiah 41:10 (show verse)

‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you;
Do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you;
I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’

Fear » Not » Strength in weakness
Fear nots » Strength in weakness
Friendship » Who is the lordâ€™s friend
God » Sustaining providence » Supports the weak
God » Supplies of » Supporter of the weak
God » Hand of » Helper
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of strength
Hand » Symbol of power
Help » The lord helping
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Power » Promised » Strength, moral and spiritual promised
Power » Of God » Upheld by
God, Power of » Saints » Upheld by
Protection » Of God, is » Encouraging
divine Providence » Sustaining » Supports the weak
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Upheld by
Seven » Fear nots » Strength in weakness
Strength » Moral and spiritual promised
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Upholdment » Who the lord upholds
War » Figurative » Strengthened by God in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Strengthened by God in

Isaiah 41:11 (show verse)

“Indeed, all those who are angry with you will be put to shame and humiliated;
Those who strive against you will be as nothing and will perish.

Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Contended with
War » Figurative » Encouraged in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Encouraged in
The wicked » Confounded

Isaiah 41:12 (show verse)

“You shall search for those who quarrel with you, but will not find them;
They who war against you will be as nothing, as nothing at all.

War » Figurative » Encouraged in

Isaiah 41:13 (show verse)

“For I the Lord your God keep hold of your right hand; [I am the Lord],
Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’

Encouragement » General references to
hands » Right hand, illustrative » (holding by,) of support
War » Figurative » Helped by God in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Helped by God in

Isaiah 41:14 (show verse)

“Do not fear, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel;
I will help you,” declares the Lord, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

Christ » Received » Redeemer
Insignificance of man » Yet under the watchful care of the almighty
Jesus Christ » Names of » Holy one of israel
Man » Apparent insignificance of » Yet under the watchful care of the almighty
Man » Insignificance of » Yet under the watchful care of the almighty
Names » Of Christ » Holy one of israel
War » Figurative » Helped by God in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Helped by God in
Worm » Figurative

Isaiah 41:15 (show verse)

“In fact, I have made of you a new, sharp threshing implement with sharp edges;
You will thresh the mountains and crush them,
And make the hills like chaff.

Agency » In executing judgments
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The teethed threshing instrument
Mountains » Illustrative » (threshing of,) of heavy judgments
Threshing » Illustrative » (dust made by,) of complete destruction
Threshing » Was performed » By instruments with teeth
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
Threshing » Illustrative » (an instrument for, with teeth,) of the church overcoming opposition

Isaiah 41:16 (show verse)

“You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away,
And a high wind will scatter them;
But you will rejoice in the Lord,
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

Threshing » Followed by a winnowing with a shovel or fan
Threshing » Illustrative » Of the church in her conquests
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Sudden destruction of the wicked
Wind » Illustrative » (when destructive,) of the judgments of God

Isaiah 41:17 (show verse)

“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.

Answer promised » To prayer
Dearth » Spiritual
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Refreshing
God » To believers » Answer to prayer
God's Promises » God's, characteristics of » Of answer to prayer
God's Promises » To the prayerful » Promises of answer
God's Promises » To the poor » Answer to prayer
The poor » God » Hears
The poor » Promises to » Answer to prayer
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Answer promised
Prayer » Examples of » Promises of answers to
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Are poor and needy
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Drought
Water » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
Water » Necessary to the comfort and happiness of man

Isaiah 41:18 (show verse)

“I will open rivers on the barren heights
And springs in the midst of the valleys;
I will make the wilderness a reed-pool of water
And the dry land springs of water.

Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Refreshing
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of the means of grace
Pools and ponds » Illustrative » (in the wilderness,) of the gifts of the spirit
Rivers » Illustrative » Of the gifts and graces of the holy spirit
Valleys » Abounded with » Fountains and springs

Isaiah 41:19 (show verse)

“I will put the cedar in the wilderness,
The acacia, the myrtle and the olive tree;
I will place the juniper in the desert
Together with the box tree and the cypress,

Cedars » Planted by God
Deserts » Illustrative of » The gentiles
Pine » A tree
Places » High » Waste
Shittim » Also called shittah, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant » Planted and cultivated
Trees » Varieties » Fir
Trees » Varieties » Myrtle
Trees » Varieties » Shittah or shittim
Trees » Varieties » Oil-tree
Trees » Varieties » Pine
Trees » Varieties » Box
Trees » Varieties » Oil

Isaiah 41:20 (show verse)

So that they may see and know,
And consider and understand together,
That the hand of the Lord has done this,
That the Holy One of Israel has created it.

Faith » Promises to those who exercise » Aids to

Isaiah 41:21 (show verse)

“Present your case [for idols made by men’s hands],” says the Lord.
“Produce your evidence [of divinity],”
Says the king of Jacob.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 41:22 (show verse)

Let them bring forward [their evidence] and tell us what is going to happen.
Regarding the former events, tell what they were,
That we may consider them and know their outcome;
Or announce to us the things that are going to come.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 41:23 (show verse)

Tell us the things that are to come afterward,
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, you should do something good or do evil, that we may be afraid and fear [you] together [as we observe the miracle].

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 41:24 (show verse)

Hear this! You [idols] are less than nothing,
And your work is worthless;
The worshiper who chooses you [as a god] is repulsive.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Nothing

Isaiah 41:25 (show verse)

“I have stirred up and put into action one from the north [the king of Persia, Cyrus the Great], and he has come;
From the rising of the sun he will call on My Name [in prayer].
And he will trample on [the Babylonian] officials as on mortar,
Even as a potter treads clay.”

Clay » Used by potter
Mortar » Figurative
Pottery » Clay prepared for, by treading

Isaiah 41:26 (show verse)

Who [among the idols] has declared this from the beginning, so that we could know?
Or from earlier times, so that we could say, “He is [unquestionably] right!”?
In fact, there was no one who declared it,
Indeed, there was no one who proclaimed it;
There was no one at all who heard you speak [for you pagan gods are speechless].

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Isaiah 41:27 (show verse)

“I was first to say to Zion, ‘Listen carefully, here they are [the Jews who will be restored to their own land].’
And to Jerusalem, ‘I will provide a messenger (Isaiah) to bring the good news [that Cyrus will be stirred up and put into action to save them].’

The gospel » Foretold

Isaiah 41:28 (show verse)

“But when I look [on the pagan prophets and priests], there is no one [who could predict these events],
And there is no counselor among them,
Who, if I ask, can give an answer.

No » Helper

Isaiah 41:29 (show verse)

“In fact, all of these [pagan prophets and priests] are false;
Their works are worthless,
Their cast images are [merely] wind and emptiness.

Confusion » What is confusion
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Wind and confusion
Wind » Illustrative » Of molten images