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A Father's Hopeful Heart
Commentators explain that when God says He expected His people to be faithful, He is speaking "after the manner of men." He isn't actually deceived by their future sin. Rather, this language reveals His loving, fatherly heart, expressing His desire for a genuine relationship and showing the high standard to which He calls His children.
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Isaiah
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Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 63:8
19th Century
Bishop
For he said ... —The words throw us back to the starting-point of God’s covenant with His people, based, so to speak, on the assum…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 63:8
19th Century
Preacher
For He said,
In ancient times, when God called His people out of Egypt, He said this.
Surely they are my people, children …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 63:8
16th Century
Theologian
For He said, Surely they are My people. He mentions the election of the people and represents God as speaking of it, so that we may keep i…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 63:8
17th Century
Pastor
For he said, surely they are my people
Not in common with the rest of mankind, being his creatures, and the care of …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 63:7–14
17th Century
Minister
The latter part of this chapter, and the whole of the next, seem to express the prayers of the Jews concerning their manner of life. They acknowled…