Isaiah 41:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. ”

Isaiah 41:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant - This is an address directly to the Jews, and is designed to show them, in view of the truths which had just been urged, that God was their protector and friend....
Isaiah 41:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

But thou, Israel, [art] my (i) servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. (i) And therefore ought not to pollute yourself with the superstition of the Gentiles.
Isaiah 41:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

But Israel, who in the person of Abraham was summoned from Mesopotamia, is also a chosen instrument of Yahweh, and has nothing to fear amid these commotions. Isaiah 41:10 . right. righteousness:...
Isaiah 41:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

My servant. See note on Isaiah 37:35 for the three "servants" in Isaiah. This was Israel, as the seed of Abraham, not Cyrus (yet). Compare verses: Isaiah 41:21-29 . chosen. See note on Isaia...
Isaiah 41:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. But thou, Israel, art my servant. He now shews how unreasonable it is to confound the people of Israel with the heathen nations, though all have lifted up a standard and agree in error, a...
Isaiah 41:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Isaiah 41:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

But thou, Israel, &c.— The prophet here subjoins to his reproof of the nations, a consolation to the people of God, drawn from the same argument, as also he had done in the preceding section. S...
Isaiah 41:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. But thou, Israel, art my servant - Contrast between the idolatrous nations whom God will destroy by...
Isaiah 41:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Cyrus God's Agent 1-7. Jehovah and the gods of the heathen compared as in a court of judgment. Jehovah has raised up Cyrus and given him victory, in order to carry out His good purposes, while the...
Isaiah 41:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant... — The verse is important as the first introduction of the servant of the Lord who is so conspicuous throughout the rest of the book. The idea embodied in the ter...
Isaiah 41:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1-31 ; Isaiah 41:1-29 ; Isaiah 42:1-25 ; Isaiah 43:1-28 ; Isaiah 44:1-28 ; Isaiah 45:1-25 ; Isaiah 46:1-13 ; Isaiah 47:1-15 ; Isaiah 48:1-22 ; Isaiah 49:1...
Isaiah 41:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Lord Upholdeth His Servant Isaiah 41:1-16 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...
Isaiah 41:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus announced the majesty of Jehovah, the prophet proceeds to utter his general manifesto. This occupies Chapter s forty-one and forty-two. In chapter forty-one Jehovah challenges the island...
Isaiah 41:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I beg the Reader to pause over these blessed verses, and inquire, with me, whether it be not the Lord Jesus that is here spoken to by Jehovah, when beholding him as the Husband and Head of his Church...
Isaiah 41:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant ,.... As the great spread and success of the Gospel could not fail of drawing the resentment of the idolatrous Heathens on those who embraced and professed it, and b...
Isaiah 41:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Ver. 8. But thou, Israel, art my servant. ] And it was for thy sake, and for thy settlement, that I hav...
Isaiah 41:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But thou, Israel, art my servant Thus the Gentiles show themselves to be the servants of their idols, and own them for their gods: but thou art my people, and I am and will be thy God. Jacob, whom...
Isaiah 41:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Idolatry Exposed. B. C. 708. 1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people ren...
Isaiah 41:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

But thou, Israel, art my servant: thus the Gentiles show themselves to be the servants of their idols, and own them for their god; but thou art my people, and I am and will be thy God. Whom I have...
Isaiah 41:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God's Assurance of Success To His People, Weak Though They Are ( Isaiah 41:8-16 ). Isaiah 41:8 “But you Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The seed of Abraham, the one who loved me...
Isaiah 41:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

TWO KINDS OF HELP Isaiah 41:6 . They helped every one his neighbour, &c. Isaiah 41:10 . Fear not; I will help thee, &c. It is manifestly the intention of the prophet to exhibit the c...
Isaiah 41:8 - Scofield Reference Notes

servant Three servants of Jehovah are mentioned in Isaiah: (1) David ( Isaiah 37:35 ). (2) Israel the nation ( Isaiah 41:8-16 ); ( Isaiah 43:1-10 ); ( Isaiah 44:1-8 ); ( Isaiah 44:21 );...
Isaiah 41:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

God enters into a controversy with those who had fallen into the worship of idols. Isaiah 41:1 . Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; the...
Isaiah 41:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 41:1 . Keep silence before me, oh islands. Commentators here refer us to the time of our Saviour's birth, for the isles of Chittim designate the Roman power. In the Augustan age, the temple...
Isaiah 41:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

But thou, Israel, art My servant The servant of Jehovah It is reasonable to seek the origin of the idea in the first passage in which the term occurs ( Isaiah 41:8 ). Here there can be no doub...
Isaiah 41:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

SECTION II .— RECOVERY OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD FROM THEIR SIN , AND FROM THEIR BONDAGE IN BABYLON ( CH . 41-48.). EXPOSITION Isaiah 41:1-23 ANNOUNCEMENT OF...
Isaiah 41:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

But thou, Israel, art My servant, as Jehovah, in a section replete with love and consolation, assures His children, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, My friend, His servants, the peop...
Isaiah 41:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 20:7 ; Deuteronomy 10:15 ; Deuteronomy 14:2 ; Deuteronomy 7:6-8 ; Exodus 19:5 ; Exodus 19:6 ; Galatians 3:19 ; Galatians 4:22-31 ; Isaiah 43:1 ; Isaiah 44:1 ; Isaiah 44:2 ; I...
Isaiah 41:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The God of All Help Isaiah 41:8-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The Book of Isaiah is one that lives with us in every daily task and conflict. Sometimes we think that the Old Testament Scriptures are fa...

Isaiah 41:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 41:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 41:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 41:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 41:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 41:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 41:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 41:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 41:8 - Scofield Reference Notes

Isaiah 41:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Isaiah 41:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 41:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 41:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 41:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 41:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 41:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary