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Now will I arise, says Yahweh; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.
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God Acts at the Point of Desperation
All commentators emphasize that the repeated word "now" signifies God's chosen moment to intervene. This is not a random time, but precisely when human efforts have failed and the situation seems most desperate. As John Calvin notes, God often allows His people to be brought low to test their faith, inspire earnest prayer, and make it clear that salvation comes from Him alone.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Now - This verse commences another transition. In the previous verses, the desolation of the land had been described, and the hopelessness…
19th Century
Anglican
Now will I rise ... —We note the emphatic iteration of the adverb of time. Man’s necessity was, as ever, to be God’s oppo…
16th Century
Protestant
Now will I rise. There is great force in the particle now, and likewise in the repetition which is added, I shall be exalted,…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now will I rise, says the Lord
At the last extremity, when things are come to a crisis; his interest at the lowest…
Here we have the proud and false destroyer justly reckoned with for all his fraud and violence. The righteous God often pays sinners in their own c…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to you who plunder. In this part, the prophet begins to foretell the destruction of Israel’s enemies. This is presented in t…
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