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God's Track Record Builds Trust
Commentators explain that God points to His fulfilled past prophecies ('the former things') as the foundation for trusting His future promises ('new things'). By reminding Israel of His perfect track record, God provides a logical and experiential basis for faith. This principle encourages believers today to recall God's past faithfulness in their own lives and in Scripture as a reason to trust Him with the future.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 42:9
18th Century
Theologian
Behold, the former things are come to pass - That is, the former things which he had foretold. This is the evidence to which he app…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 42:8–9
19th Century
Bishop
I am the Lord.... —The prophet grasps the full meaning of the name revealed in Exodus 3:15. It follows from that meaning …
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 42:8–9
19th Century
Preacher
One great proof of the truth of the deity of Jehovah is that he can foresee and foretell, so that long before events happen he makes them known. No…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 42:9
16th Century
Theologian
The former things. He now recalls the former predictions, by the fulfillment of which he shows that confidence ought to be placed in him f…
John Gill
On Isaiah 42:9
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, the former things are come to pass
Which the Lord has foretold in former times, as to Abraham, concerning th…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 42:5–12
17th Century
Minister
The work of redemption brings humankind back to the obedience they owe to God as their Maker. Christ is the light of the world. By his grace, he op…