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Weakness is the Prerequisite
Multiple commentators, including Charles Ellicott and John Calvin, emphasize that our weakness is not a barrier but the very condition for receiving God's strength. God gives power preeminently to the faint because the awareness of our own inadequacy opens us up to His divine help. As Charles Spurgeon notes, it is a mercy to have no might of our own, as it creates room for God to increase our strength.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 40:29
18th Century
Theologian
He giveth power to the faint - To his weak and feeble people. This is one of his attributes; and his people, therefore, should put …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 40:29
19th Century
Bishop
He giveth power to the faint ... — that is, to them pre-eminently—their very consciousness of weakness being the…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 40:29
19th Century
Preacher
And to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
What a mercy it is to have no might that God may increase our strength! What …
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 40:29
16th Century
Theologian
He giveth power to the faint. The Prophet now applies to the present subject the general statements which he made; for we have said that h…
John Gill
On Isaiah 40:29
17th Century
Pastor
He gives power to the faint
Who are ready to faint under afflictions, because they have not immediate deliverance, o…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 40:27–31
17th Century
Minister
The people of God are reproved for their unbelief and distrust of God. Let them remember they took the names Jacob and Israel from one who found Go…