Jesaja 43:1-7

1 Und nun spricht der HERR, der dich geschaffen hat, Jakob, und dich gemacht hat, Israel: Fürchte dich nicht, denn ich habe dich erlöst; ich habe dich bei deinem Namen gerufen; du bist mein!

2 Denn so du durch Wasser gehst, will ich bei dir sein, daß dich die Ströme nicht sollen ersäufen; und so du ins Feuer gehst, sollst du nicht brennen, und die Flamme soll dich nicht versengen.

3 Denn ich bin der HERR, dein Gott, der Heilige in Israel, dein Heiland. Ich habe Ägypten für dich als Lösegeld gegeben, Mohren und Seba an deine Statt.

4 Weil du so wert bist vor meinen Augen geachtet, mußt du auch herrlich sein, und ich habe dich lieb; darum gebe ich Menschen an deine Statt und Völker für deine Seele.

5 So fürchte dich nun nicht; denn ich bin bei dir. Ich will vom Morgen deinen Samen bringen und will dich vom Abend sammeln

6 und will sagen gegen Mitternacht: Gib her! und gegen Mittag: Wehre nicht! Bringe meine Söhne von ferneher und meine Töchter von der Welt Ende,

7 alle, die mit meinem Namen genannt sind, die ich geschaffen habe zu meiner Herrlichkeit und zubereitet und gemacht.

Jesaja 43:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 43

Is this chapter the Lord comforts his own people, under their afflictions, with many precious promises; asserts his deity against the idols of the nations; promises deliverance from Babylon, and a greater redemption than that; one branch of which is forgiveness of sin; and closes the chapter with a prediction of the destruction of the Jews by the Romans, for their iniquities. The Lord claims his interest in his people, not only on the foot of creation, but of redemption and calling, and promises them his presence in the midst of afflictions, Isa 43:1,2, puts them in mind of what he had done for them; and assures them of future layouts, as the effect of his unchangeable love to them, Isa 43:3,4 and promises the conversion of their seed and offspring in the several parts of the world, Isa 43:5-7 then challenges the Heathen nations to give such proofs of the deity of their idols as he was capable of giving of his, as his people were witnesses, taken from his eternity and immutability, as the alone Jehovah, and from his omniscience and omnipotence, Isa 43:8-13, after which the destruction of Babylon is prophesied of, and the redemption of his people out of it; which they are encouraged to believe from his being Jehovah, their Sanctifier, Creator, and King; and from what he had done formerly for them, when he brought them out of Egypt, Isa 43:14-17, and which yet was not to be mentioned or remembered, in comparison of what he would do in the world, a new thing, redemption by the Messiah, and the conversion of the Gentiles to the glory of his grace, Isa 43:18-21, the sins of omission and commission the people of God had been guilty of are mentioned, which are freely pardoned for Christ's sake, Isa 43:22-25 when the body and bulk of the Jewish nation were given up to destruction, because of their sins, Isa 43:26-28.