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References for Isa 48:13 —  1   2 

Isa. 48:1–22 Despite Israel’s stubborn unbelief, God pursues his purpose of redemption. He will free them from Babylon for his own sake.

Isa. 48:1 Hear. The command (repeated in vv. 12, 14, 16) calls Jacob to hear the word of God with the kind of hearing that produces action.

Isa. 48:2 the Lord of hosts is his name. See note on 1 Sam. 1:3.

Isa. 48:9–11 The deepest motive in God’s heart is his own glory. He does not punish his unbelieving people as they deserve, for that would diminish the display of his compassion (see Ps. 78:37–41; 103:8–14).

Isa. 48:12–13 The God of the gospel is the commanding presence in the universe.

Isa. 48:14–15 God reaffirms his plan to use Cyrus for his own redemptive purpose. among them. That is, the idols. The Lord loves him. God is not reluctant to use Cyrus.

Isa. 48:16 And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit. This unidentified speaker appears more clearly in 49:1–6 as the servant of the Lord (see 42:1–13). Unlike Cyrus, the servant’s power is not a human sword but the divine Spirit (see 11:2; 61:1).

Isa. 48:17–19 who teaches you to profit. Or, “who teaches you for your benefit.” righteousness like the waves of the sea. Covering sin again and again. like the sand . . . like its grains. See Gen. 15:5 and 22:17.

Isa. 48:20–21 They did not thirst. The return of the exiles is a second exodus, marked again by God’s miraculous provision (see Ex. 17:1–7; Ps. 105:41).

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