Fear Not, for I Am with You. Isa 41:1-16
V. DIVINE DELIVERANCE FROM SIN AND CAPTIVITY, Isaiah 40-48
1. Assurance of Salvation, Isa_40:1-31; Isa_41:1-29
39. By what name is Israel called? What promise does the Lord make?
FEAR NOT, FOR I AM WITH YOU
“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].
“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. [Ezr_1:2]
“He (Cyrus) pursues them and passes along safely, By a way his feet had not traveled before.
“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.'”
The islands and coastlands have seen and they fear; The ends of the earth tremble; They have drawn near and have come.
They each help his neighbor And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”
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.
“But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The offspring of Abraham My friend, [Heb_2:16; Jas_2:23]
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].
‘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].’ [Act_18:10]
“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.
“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.
“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.’
“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.
“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.
“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.
39. By what name is Israel called? What promise does the Lord make?
THE LORD UPHOLDETH HIS SERVANT
The conception of this passage is superb. Jehovah is represented as summoning the earth to determine whether He or some idol of the heathen is the true God, Isa_41:7. Also see Isa_41:23. The test proposed is a simple one! Which can most precisely predict the future? Not, as in Elijah’s case, is the appeal made to fire, but to the fitting of prophecy with historical fulfillment. See Isa_41:22-23.
While this great arbitration is in process, God turns with tender assurances to His own people. They were at this time captives in Babylon. They were poor and needy. They were surrounded by strong and crafty foes, against whom they were as powerless as a worm. But no height, however precipitous, or depth, however profound, could separate them from His love. Heart and flesh might fail, but He would strengthen; difficulties might appear insurmountable, but He would help. He does more. He takes His people, weak as worms, and makes them, if they but yield to Him, sharp threshing instruments having teeth before which the powers of evil become as chaff. O man, listen to God saying, I will make.
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