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Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my ensign to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
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God's Sovereign Call
Commentators agree that God 'lifting up his hand' and setting up a 'standard' signifies a divine, powerful initiative. This isn't just a human movement; it's God actively calling the nations. Scholars like Calvin and Gill explain this involves both the preaching of the Gospel (the standard) and the power of the Holy Spirit (God's hand) to bring about conversion and church growth.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles - To lift up the hand is a sign of beckoning to, or inviting; and the idea here is that God w…
19th Century
Anglican
The Gentiles ... the people ... —Both words refer to the nations. They are summoned by the uplifted signal of Jehovah to do their …
Baptist
Shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath …
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16th Century
Protestant
Thus says the Lord Jehovah. Isaiah confirms what he had said a little before, that the Lord would cause his Church, though for a very long…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thus says the Lord God In answer to the questions, where had these children been? and from where did they come? who …
Zion is addressed as an afflicted widow, bereaved of her children. Numbers flock to her, and she is assured that they come to be a comfort to her.<…
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13th Century
Catholic
Give ear, you islands. In this part, he describes the order of liberation in more detail. Regarding this, he does two things:
