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Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit: and when Yahweh shall stretch out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
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The Obvious Truth We Ignore
Commentators highlight the seemingly obvious truth Isaiah declares: Egyptians are mortal men, not the immortal God; their horses are mere flesh, not divine spirit. As John Calvin notes, while people know this intellectually, their actions often show they place a trust in human power that should be reserved for God alone.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Now the Egyptians are men - They are nothing but people; they have no power but such as other people possess. The idea here is that the ca…
19th Century
Anglican
The Egyptians are men ... —We hear again the keynote of Isaiah’s teaching. The true strength of a nation lay in its spiri…
16th Century
Protestant
And surely the Egyptian is a man, and not God. It may be thought that Isaiah here presents nothing that is common and beyond all doubt; fo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now the Egyptians [are] men, and not God Be it that they are mighty, they are not mighty, as God is; and indeed they…
God will oppose the help sought from workers of iniquity. Sinners may be convicted of folly by plain and self-evident truths, which they cannot den…
13th Century
Catholic
Woe to them that go down. In this part, he threatens both the Egyptians and the Jews at the same time. Regarding this, he does t…
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