For thus says the Lord God — In order to show them that he could redeem them without money, God reminds them of what had been done in former…

My people went down ... — Stress is laid on the unprovoked character of the oppression in the case both of Egypt and the …

Into Egypt my people went down aforetime. Here also the commentators miss the mark entirely, for the Jews speculate about three captivitie…

For thus says the Lord God: The Lord confirms what he had before said of redeeming his people without money, who had been…

The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themse…

1. Arise, arise. Here the prophet addre es the third obstacle to their liberation, which was their poverty, by promising them a lib…