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The Test of Divinity
Commentators unanimously see this verse as God's direct challenge to idols. The ultimate test of divinity is the ability to accurately declare the future. God, who predicted the rise of Cyrus over a century in advance, proves His unique power, while the idols are exposed as frauds because they are silent and cannot foretell anything.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 41:26
18th Century
Theologian
Who hath declared from the beginning - The meaning of this passage is, ‘there is no one among the soothsayers and the worshippers o…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 41:26
19th Century
Bishop
Who hath declared ... —The words paint once more the startling suddenness of the conquests of the Persian king. He was to come as a comet …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 41:26
16th Century
Theologian
Who has declared from the beginning? Again the Lord attacks idols, after having maintained His divinity; for He asks if idolaters can prod…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 41:26
17th Century
Pastor
Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know ? &c.] Who of the idols, or of their priests, that have declared th…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 41:21–29
17th Century
Minister
Nothing more is needed to show the folly of sin than to consider the reasons given in its defense. There is nothing in idols worthy of regard. They…