Isaías 41:1

1 Escuchadme, islas, y esfuércense los pueblos; acérquense, y entonces hablen; estemos juntamente a juicio

Isaías 41:1 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 41:1

Keep silence before me, O islands
The great controversy in the world after the coming of Christ, which is expressly spoken of in the preceding chapter, was, as Cocceius observes, whether he was a divine Person; this was first objected to by the Jews, and afterwards by many that bore the Christian name; some, in the times of the apostles, especially the Apostle John; and others in later ages; some affirmed that he was a mere man, as Ebion and Cerinthus; others that he was a created God, as Arius; and others a God by office, as Socinus and his followers; now these are called upon, wherever they were, whether on the continent, or in the isles of the sea; and especially all such places which were separated from Judea by the sea, or which they went to by sea, were called islands, perhaps the European nations and isles are more particularly intended; and now, as when the judge is on the bench, and the court is set, and a cause just going to be tried, silence is proclaimed; so here, Jehovah himself being on the throne, and a cause depending between him and men being about to be tried, they are commanded silence; see ( Zechariah 2:13 ) : and let the people renew their strength;
muster up all their force, collect the most powerful arguments they had, and produce their strong reasons in favour of their sentiments: let them come near, then let them speak;
let them come into open court, and at the bar plead their cause, and speak out freely and fully all they have to say; and let them not pretend that they were deterred from speaking, and not suffered to make their defence, or were condemned without hearing: let us come near together in judgment:
and fairly try the cause; the issue of which is put upon this single point that follows.

Isaías 41:1 In-Context

1 Escuchadme, islas, y esfuércense los pueblos; acérquense, y entonces hablen; estemos juntamente a juicio

2 ¿Quién despertó del oriente la justicia, y lo llamó para que le siguiera? Entregó delante de él gentiles, y le hizo enseñorear de reyes; como polvo los entregó a su espada, y como hojarasca arrebatada a su arco

3 Los siguió, pasó en paz por camino por donde sus pies nunca habían entrado

4 ¿Quién obró e hizo? ¿Quién llama las generaciones desde el principio? Yo, el SEÑOR, primero, y yo mismo con los postreros

5 Las islas vieron, y tuvieron temor; los términos de la tierra se espantaron; se congregaron, y vinieron