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A Call from a Distant Land
Commentators explain that God's statement about taking Israel "from the ends of the earth" is a direct reference to His call of their ancestor, Abraham, from the distant land of Ur of the Chaldees. This historical act serves as the foundation for God's promise. Just as He initiated a relationship by calling Abraham from afar, He reaffirms His commitment to His people, reminding them that their identity is rooted in His sovereign, deliberate choice.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 41:9
18th Century
Theologian
Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth — From Chaldea, regarded by the Jews as the remote part of the earth. Thus in ([R…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 41:9
19th Century
Bishop
From the ends of the earth.—Ur of the Chaldees, as belonging to the Euphrates region, is on the extreme verge of the prop…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 41:8–9
19th Century
Preacher
But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 41:9
16th Century
Theologian
For I have taken thee from the end of the earth. Isaiah continues the same subject; for we know by experience how necessary it is that con…
John Gill
On Isaiah 41:9
17th Century
Pastor
You whom I have taken from the ends of the earth
Meaning not Abraham, nor his natural seed; but such who believed in…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 41:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Can any pagan god raise up someone in righteousness, make whatever use of him he pleases, and make him victorious over the nations? The Lord did so…