Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 49:1

"Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:" — Isaiah 49:1 (ASV)

Listen, O isles, to me; and listen, you people, from far;

It is very remarkable how constantly the isles are spoken of in this Book of Isaiah, as if it had been foreseen that, in these far-off islands of the sea, the name of Jesus would be greatly magnified.

"Listen," says the Messiah, "O isles, to me; and listen, you people, from far."

The LORD has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1)

Christ Jesus our Lord was spoken of by the spirit of prophecy from his very birth, and long before it. And when he came into the world and was born of the Virgin Mary, the stars of heaven spoke concerning him, and guided the wise men from the East to the place where the young child lay.