Isaiah 48

Isaiah 48:1

VVHich are called by the name of Israel] That professe and vaunt your selves to be Israelites; but indeed are not. Romans 2:17. and Romans 9:6. Revelation 3:9.

come forth out of the waters of Judah] From the stock of Judah; Matthew 2:9. John 8:33. as streams or rivelets from a fountain. Deuteronomy 33:28. Psalms 68:26.

swear by the Name of the LORD] As professing to serve him, Chap. 19. 18. and 45. 3. and 58. 2. Jeremiah 5:2. as every nation is wont to swear by the god whom they serve and worship. Genes. 31. 53.

make mention of the God of Israel] When they swear. Exodus 23:13. Joshua 23:7.

not in truth, nor in righteousnesse] As an oath ought to be taken, and Gods name used in it. Jeremiah 4:2. whereas they use it falsly and to deceive. Jeremiah 5:2.

Isaiah 48:2

they call themselves of the holy Citie] Heb. citie of holinesse; as Psalms 15:1. Jerusalem. Chap. 52. 1. as citizens of it. Eph. 2. 19.

stay themselves upon the God of Israel] Make as if they trusted in him alone. Micah 3:11. Romans 2:17. John 2. 23-25. and 6. 64. Acts 8:13; Acts 8:23.

the LORD of hosts is his name] Or, whose name is the Lord of hosts. Chap. 47. 4. Jeremiah 48:15.

Isaiah 48:3

I have declared the former things from the beginning: and they went forth out of my mouth &c.] Or, The former things which I declared, and went, &c. Those things that I foretold, I also did. Chap. 41. 22. and 42. 9. and 43. 12. and 45. 21. and 46. 10.

from the beginning] Heb. from then. Chap. 44. 7. vers. 5. In times past: or, since I took thee to be my people. Chap. 43. 4.

went forth out of my mouth] Psalms 89:34. Chap. 45. 23.

I shewed them] Heb. made to hear: or, be heard. Chap. 41. 22. and 42. 2. vers. 20.

they came to passe] Whatsoever I foretold or promised, I failed not in due time to fulfill and make good. Joshua 21:45. and Joshua 23:24. Chap. 45. 23.

Isaiah 48:4

thou art obstinate] Heb. hard. Exodus 32:9. and 33. 3, 5. and 34. 9. Deut. 9. 6, 13. and 31. 27.

Isaiah 48:5

from the beginning] Heb. from then. See vers. 3. Psalm. 93. 2.

before it came to passe] He foretelleth their deliverance long before; and by whom it should be effected; that it might not, when it came to passe, be ascribed unto any other.

I shewed it thee] Heb. made thee to hear. Vers. 3.

hath commanded them] Or, given them in charge. Chap. 38. 1. and 45. 11.

Isaiah 48:6

will not ye declare it] Will not ye acknowledge this my benefit, and avow it to others?

I have shewed thee new things] Concerning thy strange and unheard of delivery from the Babylonian captivitie. Chap. 43. 19.

hidden things] Heb. things kept; or, reserved. Proverbs 7:10. Jeremiah 33:3.

Isaiah 48:7

They are created now, and not from the beginning, even before the day when thou heardest them not] Or, They are brought to light now, and not in time past. (Heb. from then; as vers. 3, 5, 8.) or before this day, when thou hadst not heard of them: to wit, by any other; idol, man, or means.

Isaiah 48:8

Yea, thou heardest not, yea thou knewest not, yea from that time that thine ear was not opened] Or, Even when thou hadst not heard, nor known of them; nor had thine ear in time past (Heb. from then: vers. 7.) opened it self; or, had not been opened: as Cant. 7. 12. Chap. 60. 11. to wit, to hear ought, delivered by any other, concerning these matters now revealed. Deuteronomy 29:4.

for] Or, because; as Chap. 59. 14.

thou woul lest deal very treacherously] Heb. dealing treacherously deal treacherously. Chap. 24. 16. In ascribing them, and the foreknowledge of them, to thine idols and thy soothsayers, or to thy self. Vers 5. 7.

wast called a transgressour from the womb] Deuteronomy 9:7; Deuteronomy 9:24. Psalms 58:3. Chap. 63. 10.

from the womb] From the time that I brought thee out of Egypt; which was as the birth of that State and Church. Chap. 46. 3. Jeremiah 22:21. & Jeremiah 32:30.

Isaiah 48:9

For my names sake] That is, for mine owne sake; Vers. 11. Chap. 43. 25, Ezek. 36, 31. Psalm. 106. 8. As it was my free mercy, that I chose thee at first, Deut. 7. 7-8, and 9. 4-6. so it is my free mercy, that I now spare thee and save thee, Psalms 106:45. Lamentations 3:22. Or, for my names sake, by which thou art called; vers. 1. because thou art accounted my people. Chap. 64. 9. Jeremiah 14:9.

for my praise] For mine own honour and glory; vers. 11. Or, that I may have a people to serve and praise me, Psal. 130. 3 4. Chap. 43. 21. and 64. 11.

will I, &c.] Psalms 78:38.

refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off] Or, seal to thee, (assure thee) that I will not cut thee off.

Isaiah 48:10

I have refined thee] Or, will refine thee. Chap. 1. 25. Jeremiah 9:7.

not with silver] Or, for silver: Or, as silver. Not so exactly and exquisitely, as silver is wont to be fined, which the finer keepeth in the fire, untill all the drosse be wholly wrought out of it; but with moderation; Jer. 30 11. regarding their infirmitie, who would be utterly consumed, if God should hold them so long in the furnace. Psal. 103. 9, 14. Chap. 57. 16. Jeremiah 10:24.

I have chosen thee] Or, I will choose. Make a choice one of thee; by purifying of thee in the furnace of affliction. Daniel 11:35. Malachi 3:3.

Isaiah 48:11

For mine own sake] Chap. 43 25. vers. 9.

how should my name be polluted] God will save them out of regard to his own honour, Psalms 106:8. which seemeth clipsed and obscured in the sufferings of his servants. Deuter. 32. 27, 37, 38. Psal 42. 10. & 115. 1, 2. Chap. 52. 5. & 55. 13. Ezek. 20. 14, 22. & 36. 20.

I will not give my glory unto another] Chap. 42. 8.

Isaiah 48:12

my called] Whom I have called to be my people. Romans 1:6. 1 Corinth. 1. 24. Or, who art called by my name. Chap. 63. 19.

I am he] I am the same. Chap. 46. 4.

I am the first, I also am the last] Chap. 41. 4. & 44. 6. Revelation 1:17. & Revelation 22:13.

Isaiah 48:13

laid the foundation of the earth] Chap. 42. 5. & 45. 12. & 51. 13.

my right hand hath spanned the heavens] Or, the pam of my right hand hath spread out the heavens. See Chap. 40. 12.

when I call unto them they stand up together] As servants stand attending on Kings and great persons, 1 Kings 1:8. Proverbs 22:29. ready prest to obey me their Maker, and to do whatsoever I enjoyn them. Psalms 148:8. Chap. 40. 26.

Isaiah 48:14

which among them] Among the heathen Idols. Chap. 41. 2, 22. 26. & 45. 21.

the LORD hath loved him] God will favour Cyrus; having made choice of him to destroy Babylon, and to deliver his people. Chap. 45. 1-4.

he will do his pleasure on Babylon] Or, he shall do his pleasure. Cyrus shall do it, Chap. 44. 28. & 46. 11. though he be ignorant of it; Chap. 45. 4. and have other ends and aims: as Assur, Chap. 10. 5-7.

his arm] Chap. 30. 30.

Isaiah 48:15

I have called him] By my purposed counsell and secret instinct. Chap. 45. 4.

he shall make his way prosperous] Or, his way shall be made prosperous: as Chap. 44. 18.

Isaiah 48:16

I have not spoken in secret from the beginning] Heb. from the head. Chap. 41. 26. Since the time, that I the Lord declared my self to your fathers: Chap. 45. 19. Or, I the Lords Prophet, since my first calling to this office, Chap. 60. 8, 9. have openly declared the word and minde of God to you.

from the time that I was, there am I] Ever since Gods charge came unto me, I have constantly attended it. Chap. 21. 8. Jeremiah 6:27. Habakkuk 2:1.

now the Lord GOD and his spirit hath sent me] Spoken, to assure of the truth and certainty of that he delivereth. Chap. 6. 9, 10. Jeremiah 26:12; Jeremiah 26:15.

Isaiah 48:17

thy redeemer] Chap. 43. 14.

which teacheth thee to profit] Who teach thee those things that are for thy good; that make for thy peace and prosperitie. Vers. 18. Job 22:21. Luke 19:42.

which leadeth thee, &c.] Psalms 25:5. & Psalms 43:10. Hosea 11:3.

Isaiah 48:18

O that thou hadst hearkened, &c.] Deuteronomy 5:29. & Deuteronomy 32:29. Psalms 81:13.

thy peace] Thy prosperitie. Psalms 119:165.

as a river] Or, a floud. Chap. 59. 19. & 66. 12.

thy righteousnesse &c.] Thy prosperitie, the fruit of it, Psalms 72:3. Hebrews 12:11. James 3:18. had exceedingly abounded. Chap. 11. 9.

Isaiah 48:19

as the sand] Genesis 22:17. Chap. 10. 22.

the gravell] Heb. bowels. the gravell and beach being as the bowels of the sea.

his name should not have been ut off] Or, yet his name shall not be ut off. This thy prosperous estate had continued still without interruption. Psal. 81. 14, 15. Zephaniah 3:7. Or, yet for all this, though thou hast failed herein, I will not wholly cut thee off, or cast thee utterly out of my sight. Chap. 49. 15, 16. Jeremiah 30:11.

Isaiah 48:20

Go ye forth of Babylon] Chap 52. 11. Jeremiah 50:8. & 51. 6, 45. Zechariah 2:6. Revelation 18:4.

with a voice of singing] The expressions of joy, that Gods people should use, upon the breaking up of the Babylonian captivitie. Psal. 126. 1, 3. Chap. 12. 1. & 26. 1. & 35. 10.

The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob] Hath rescued and delivered him from the Chaldean captivity, Psal. 107. 2, 3. as formerly from the Egyptian bondage. Exodus 19:4-6. a type of their spirituall deliverance by Christ. Luke 1:68. Colossians 1:13.

Isaiah 48:21

they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts] He can, and will, as easily, and as sufficiently supply them with all necessaries in their return from Babylon; as he did in their passage through the wildernesse from Egypt to Canaan. Chap. 41. 18. & 49. 10.

he caused the waters to flow out of the rock] Exodus 17:6. Numbers 20:11.

he clave the rock] Psalms 78:15. & Psalms 105:41.

Isaiah 48:22

There is no peace unto the wicked] This is added to shew, that hypocrites and profane ones shall have no part or share in the safetie and prosperitie promised to Gods people. Chap. 65. 20. Or, to intimate the restlesse and unquiet estate of the enemies of Gods people. Job 15. 20, 21. & 20. 20. See Chap. 57. 20, 21.