The Greatness of God (Continuation). Isa 40:18-31
V. DIVINE DELIVERANCE FROM SIN AND CAPTIVITY, Isaiah 40-48
1. Assurance of Salvation, Isa_40:1-31; Isa_41:1-29
38. How does the prophet prove God’s ability to sustain those who seek Him?
THE GREATNESS OF GOD(Continuation)
To whom then will you liken God? Or with what likeness will you compare Him? [Act_17:29]
As for the cast image (idol), a metalworker casts it, A goldsmith overlays it with gold And a silversmith casts its silver chains.
He who is too impoverished for such an offering [to give to his god] Chooses a tree that will not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To [carve and] set up an idol that will not totter.
Do you [who worship idols] not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth [the omnipotence of God and the stupidity of bowing to idols]? [Rom_1:20-21]
It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; [It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Isa 40:23 It is He who reduces dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges (rulers) of the earth meaningless (useless).
carcely have they been planted, Scarcely have they been sown, Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, But He merely blows on them, and they wither, And a strong wind carries them away like stubble.
“To whom then will you compare Me That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high And see who has created these heavenly bodies, The One who brings out their host by number, He calls them all by name; Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, Not one is missing.
Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become tired or grow weary; There is no searching of His understanding.
He gives strength to the weary, And to him who has no might He increases power. [2Co_12:9]
Even youths grow weary and tired, And vigorous young men stumble badly,
But those who wait for the LORD [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired. [Heb_12:1-3]
38. How does the prophet prove God’s ability to sustain those who seek Him?
THE EVERLASTING GOD THE GIVER OF STRENGTH
Day changes to night, and as the twilight deepens, the stars come out in their myriads, Isa_40:26. To the poetic eye of the watcher, they appear as a vast flock following the shepherd, who calls each by its name. Not one falls out of its place, or is lacking. Will Jehovah do so much for stars and nought for men? Will He not have a name for each? Will He not guard and guide each? If He has sustained the orbs of light in their mighty rounds, will He fail the poor soul that clings to His feet?
They that wait on God change their strength. In their earliest days they rely on the energy and vigor of youth, on their blameless, unstained character, in the consciousness of their glorious manhood; but as years pass, they come to count all these as refuse in comparison with Jesus Christ the Lord, Php_3:8. Notice the order in Isa_40:31! At first sight we should have expected that it would advance from walking to running, and so to flying. But that order is reversed. It is more difficult to walk than to mount! Every cyclist will tell you that the hardest task is to keep your cycle at walking pace.
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