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God's Perfect Track Record
Commentators explain that God is reminding Israel of His long history of accurately predicting future events and bringing them to pass. Scholars like Calvin and Gill note that these "former things" include foundational promises made to Abraham centuries earlier. This established track record serves as undeniable proof of God's faithfulness and power.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 48:3
18th Century
Theologian
I have declared the former things - That is, in former times I have predicted future events by the prophets, which have come to pas…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 48:3
19th Century
Bishop
I have declared ... —Once more, for the seventh time, the prophet presses the fact of Divine foreknowledge, not, as before, agains…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 48:3
19th Century
Preacher
There is no better proof that God is God than that his prophecies have been fulfilled. Only the eternal can see into the future. He has done so, an…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 48:3
16th Century
Theologian
Long ago have I declared the former things. He accuses the Jews of ingratitude because they distrust God, who has given every possible pro…
John Gill
On Isaiah 48:3
17th Century
Pastor
I have declared the former things from the beginning
From the time of their first ancestors, from the time of Abraha…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 48:1–8
17th Century
Minister
The Jews prided themselves on their descent from Jacob and claimed Jehovah as their God. They took pride in Jerusalem and the temple, yet there was…