Babylon was to be the ransom in this Case, that is, was to be destroyed, in order that they might be delivered; so Christ became a curse, doomed to death, that we might be redeemed. The word rendered 'ransom' here is כפר kôpher. Thy Saviour - This was another characteristic. Historically, the words find a fulfilment in the conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, who carried into effect his father’s plans. He was the God of Israel; and as it was presumed that a god would protect his own people, so he bound himself to deliver them. However, the reference may be to the three years' war in which Sargon overcame these countries, and so had his attention diverted from Israel, (see notes, Isaiah 20:1-6) (Vitringa). Isaiah 53 (52:13-53:12) The Making of a Godly Leader Isaiah 60:1-5 A Shining Light. He is willing to give us all to just come home to Him one day. I gave Egypt for thy ransom.] If everything were at peace with us, and if we had no troubles, we should not see this grace of God; for when a thousand deaths appear to hang over us, and when there appears no way of escape, and when he suddenly drives back the tyrants, or turns them in another direction, we then know by experience what the Prophet says, and perceive his invaluable kindness toward us. So the Chaldee, 'I gave the Egyptians as a commutation for thee' (חליפך chălı̂ypâk). There still remain the ruins of a metropolis of the same name, not far from the town of Shandy (Keppel‘s Travels in Nubia and Arabia, 1829). Quasi victimam piacularem a Sennacheribo mactandam loco Iudcea, in exchange for thee; so the Septuagint render it. (3) I gave Egypt for thy ransom . Egypt contained the wisest and most civilised people of early times. The Hebrew means to ransom by a price paid in lieu of the captives (compare Isaiah 43:3). As in the case of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba Isaiah 43:3. In such an expiation, that which was offered as the ransom was supposed to take the place of that for which the expiation was made, and this idea is distinctly retained in the versions of this passage. Other nations worshipped other gods. There is something in every name of God which may breed faith in our souls. The word rendered ‹ransom‘ here is כפר kôpher It is derived from כפר kâphar - whence the Latin cooperio; the Italian coprire, the French couvrir; the Norman coverer, and converer; and the English cover, and means literally to cover; to cover over; to overlay with anything, as pitch, as in Genesis 6:14. One of them must perish; and God chose that Egypt, though so much more mighty and powerful, should be reduced to desolation in order to deliver his people. Isaiah 43:3 states For I Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior, give Egypt as a ransom for you. Question: "What does it mean that Jesus is our Wonderful Counselor (Isaiah 9:6)?" [Note: Young, 3:143.] 2. iii. A ransom; a price of redemption, or an expiation; so called because by it sins were covered over, concealed, or removed Exodus 29:36; Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:16. These are both countries. Seeker supposes that it refers to the fact that Cyrus overcame those nations, and that they were given him for releasing the Jews. He was Yahweh their God. He also sets forth His name at large, for the comfort of His people. When the king of Assyria, either Sennacherib, as many think, or rather Esar-haddon, who designed to revenge his father’s disgrace and loss before Jerusalem upon the Jews, but was diverted and directed by God to employ his forces against Egypt, and Ethiopia, and Seba, as it follows. In regard to Egypt, however, I think the case is clear. Isaiah 43:2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. “I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.” When the Lord chose a nation to be the depository of His sacred oracles, He might have selected Egypt if He had willed to do so. However, the reference may be to the three years‘ war in which Sargo)n overcame these countries, and so had his attention diverted from Israel (see on Isaiah 20:1) [Vitringa]. To proclaim the good news in this passage, the preacher must understand and convey the desolation that precedes it: God “gave up Jacob” (42:24). Yet the Lord did not choose the sons of Ham, but passed by Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba. God is by nature a Savior (verse 11), both temporally and eternally. ; Jos. I cannot help thinking this to be a very rational solution of the text. Furthermore, Jehovah means sovereignty. Satan can be called the god of this age because so many people regard him as god! See note on Isaiah 1:4, and Psalms 71:22. The God Who Redeems & Calls God speaks to Israel and calls them to remember two things he had already … It is God’s grandest, highest purpose to gather together in one the whole company of His redeemed in Christ Jesus their Lord and to make them like their Head. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” For I am the Lord thy God - This verse continues the statement of the reasons why he would protect them. This was done when Tirhakah, king of Egypt and Ethiopia, was beaten by Sennacherib, who was then making towards Jerusalem, which he had already devoured in his hopes. [Isaiah 37:9] Thus, "The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead." They took their place, and were destroyed instead of the Hebrews, in order that they might be delivered from the bondage under which they groaned. (Study Questions included) Isaiah 66:18-22 Declare His Glory Among the Nations. Isaiah 43:3 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 43:3, NIV: "For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead." Pitch, as a material for overlaying Genesis 6:14. It means that he had made them honorable by the favors bestowed on them; not that they were honorable in reference to their own personal character and worth. Christianity claims this servant is Jesus. These were given to indemnify Cyrus. “Jehovah, thy God.” Jehovah, the glorious I AM, signifies self-existence. The Holy One of Israel - It was one of his characteristics that he was the God of Israel. Sometimes I tell myself that if God really truly loved me, He wouldn't put me through what He does. Isaiah 53:8-12; Matthew 20:28; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Isaiah 4:3. The prophet alludes to what is foretold in the 20th chapter. It reminds us of the words--“Just, and the justifier of him that believeth.” Here we have one so holy as to be separate from sinners and yet the Saviour of sinners. and share the same fate. The LORD then brings the people forth as a witness that H… Isaiah 43:3 For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. He observes that although Cyrus did not conquer them, yet that it was done by his successors. Fall back upon this when you have nothing else upon which to … 2). And who will go for us?” (Isaiah 6:8a). Before the banners of Assyria and, Babylon and Medo-Persia came to the front, the dragon of Egypt was a mighty ensign. Thus the Septuagint, Ἐποίησα ἄλλαγμά σου Αἴγυπτον, κ.τ.λ. It is not improbable that the prophet here refers to the facts referred to in that chapter, and the destruction which it is there said would come upon that land. The cypressflower, the alhenna of the Arabs, so called because the powder of the leaves was used to cover over or besmear the nails in order to produce the reddish color which Oriental femmes regarded as an ornament (Simonis; Sol 1:14; Sol 4:13, margin.). NASB (UPDATED)TEXT: 27:1 Isaiah 45:15 (NASB) In Isaiah 43:3 God promised that Egypt and Cush would be their ransom and in verse 14 He repeats the promise. We have said that the Prophet confirms believers by bringing forward earlier proofs of the grace of God; as if he had said, “You have already known by experience that God cares for your salvation; for how could it have happened that Sennacherib turned his forces against Egypt, Ethiopia, and other nations, but because the Lord spared you, and directed the attack of your enemy to another quarter? In the first one the LORD promises to regather His undeserving nation (servant) and renew them. But the reference is probably more general, namely, to all the instances in which Jehovah sacrificed mighty heathen nations, when the safety of Israel required it. This may be used as a striking illustration of the atonement made for sin, when the Lord Jesus, the expiatory offering, was made to suffer in the stead - ἄλλαγμα allagma - of his people, and in order that sinners might live. Ἐποίησα ἄλλαγμά σου Αἴγυπτον, κ.τ.λ. He had saved them in days of peril; and he had assumed toward them the relation of a Saviour; and he would maintain that character. Nubia (Cush), and Ethiopia. Ethiopia - Hebrew, ‹Cush.‘ In regard to this country, see the note at Isaiah 18:1. I gave Egypt for thy ransom; he sacrificed the Egyptians instead of the Israelites; he destroyed the firstborn of Egypt, and saved Israel his firstborn; he drowned the Egyptians in the Red sea, when the Israelites passed safely through it; and the destruction of the former was to make way for the salvation of the latter, and so said to be a ransom for them; see Proverbs 11:8. Therefore will I give men for thee - As in the case of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba Isaiah 43:3. This is therefore the foundation of our confidence,that “Jehovah is our God;” and hence it follows that they who do not acknowledge God to be their Father, and who do not rely on his kindness, are wretched, and tremble continually. He will make the whole o nature and providence subservient to the complete salvation of His chosen. 20). I know one who, in her unconverted state, had fallen into sad sin, and the remembrance thereof was painful; but the Lord removed the shame by laying home to her soul these gracious words, “Since thou wast precious in My sight, thou hast been honourable.”, 3. In what sense does he call “Egypt and Ethiopia the price of the redemption” of the Church? What a New Testament combination this is--“The Holy One, thy Saviour”! Isaiah 43:3-4. - Kimchi. The certainty of the Lord’s gathering together all His people. Isaiah 43:3, ESV: "For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you." redeemed --a second argument why they should trust Him besides creation. While Sennacherib was rushing on with his whole might against Judea, the Lord, by throwing over him a bridle, suddenly checked him, and entangled him by other wars, so that he was constrained to withdraw his army; and thus the Egyptians and Ethiopians were signally defeated, while the people of God were allowed to breathe. Egypt. He was not only the true God, but he was the God who had entered into solemn covenant with them, and who would therefore protect and defend them. “But now” — hear the jarring declaration of reversal (43:1). (When you are over your head in worrie's,God is with you. In regard to this country, see the note at Isaiah 18:1. It is not to be wondered at that many things of this kind should remain very obscure for the want of the light of history, which in regard to these times is extremely deficient. As a matter of fact, the conquest of Egypt was effected by Cambyses, the son and successor of Cyrus, although it is said to have been contemplated by Cyrus himself (Herod. Epoiēsa allagma sou Aigupton, etc. 43:3 I gave Egypt - This was fulfilled when the king of Assyria, Esar - haddon, who designed to revenge his father's disgrace, upon the Jews, was diverted and directed by God to employ his forces against Egypt, and Ethiopia, and Seba. ), An amplification of the phrase, “I have redeemed thee” (Isaiah 43:1). Isaiah 43-45 Questions and Answers. “I will bring thy seed,” etc. The word נתתי nâthattı̂y - 'I gave' is rendered by Gesenius (Commentary in loc. Since “the Holy One of Israel” is our Saviour, we are confident that He will save us from all sin. As we know God, he is a Triune Being—Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; and Scripture traces the whole work of salvation to God thus apprehended. iii. It means that, as a people, their institutions, laws, customs, and privileges, and whatever they had that was valuable, were all to be traced to him. Nebuchadnezzar had subdued Egypt, Ethiopia (Hebrew, Cush), and Saba (descended from Cush Genesis 10:7, probably Meroe of Ethiopia, a great island formed by the Astaboras and the Nile, conquered by Cambyses, successor of Cyrus). I. Lowth says, 'perhaps it may mean, generally, that God had often saved his people at the expense of other nations, whom he had as it were in their stead given up to destruction.' Therefore, "before Me there was no אל el (god) formed..." means "Your Deliverer" is eternal and so is God. He observes that although Cyrus did not conquer them, yet that it was done by his successors. Either Egypt or Israel must perish: God chose that Egypt, though so much more mighty, should be destroyed, in order that His people might be delivered; thus Egypt stood, instead of Israel, as a kind of "ransom." Or as there are some reasonable objections to this opinion, perhaps it may mean more generally that God has often saved his people at the expense of other nations, whom he had, as it were in their stead, given up to destruction. The noun (כפר kôpher ) means: 1. 2. "Did not Cyrus overcome these nations? (Prof J. Skinner, D. D.). 11. 20). Ethiopia - Hebrew, 'Cush.' God poured out on God’s chosen people the heat of divine judgment, burning … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 43:1-7" Its very ruins are the wonder of the ages. There has been much variety, as has already been intimated, in the interpretation of this, and in regard to the time and events referred to. Remember also that this Holy Lord is working upon you still, that you may reflect His glory. See Poole "Isaiah 20:1", &c. Ethiopia and Seba; the Sabeans, who were confederate with the Ethiopians or Cushites. Here in Isaiah 43, God speaks to this same deaf & blind people with a series of truths and promises that give us a greater understanding of God and trust in Him. How do we allow God's light to shine in us so that we become effective lights in this dark world? I have given the price of thy redemption. But the word properly refers to the past time, and the scope of the passage requires us to understand it of past events. They took their place, and were destroyed instead of the Hebrews, in order that they might be delivered from the bondage under which they groaned. Certainly, he does not mean Satan is a true god, a rival god to the Lord GOD. It is derived from כפר kâphar - whence the Latin cooperio; the Italian coprire, the French couvrir; the Norman coverer, and converer; and the English cover, and means literally to cover; to cover over; to overlay with anything, as pitch, as in Genesis 6:14. According to Josephus (Ant. Cyrus received these from God with the rest of the Babylonian dominions, in consideration of his being about to deliver Israel. Alexander. (2 Kings 19:28; Isaiah 37:8.). Another option is that He meant that He had given over Egypt and its southern extremities to redeem Israel at the Exodus. He is as complete without His creatures as with them. In this sense he calls himself The Holy One of Israel, because while the whole human race is by nature estranged from him, he hath chosen his people that he might set them apart to be his own. Tribulation comes to all of God's people to make them strong. I gave Egypt — This was fulfilled when the king of Assyria, Esar-haddon, who designed to revenge his father's disgrace, upon the Jews, was diverted and directed by God to employ his forces against Egypt, and Ethiopia, and Seba. Seba - The Sabaeans were confederate with the Ethiopians. Epoiēsa allagma sou Aigupton etc - ‹I made Egypt, etc., thy ἄλλαγμα allagma - a commutation for thee; a change for thee; I put it in thy place, and it was destroyed instead of thee.‘ So the Chaldee, ‹I gave the Egyptians as a commutation for thee‘ (חליפך chălı̂ypâk ). This shows the severity of their fall from greatness. Elohim. What love we ought to bear to God! Spurgeon. The next two oracles of the book (Isaiah 43:1-13and 43:14—44:5) focus on redemption from captivity. In the days of King Asa, the Ethiopians came up against Judah to the number of a million of men; but “they were destroyed before the Lord, and before His host”: thus was Ethiopia given for Israel. Isaiah 34:1 "Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it." THE LORD’S ESTIMATE OF HIS PEOPLE. If God has determined to glorify Himself by us and in us, let us be in accord with Him. 2), it seems to have been Meroe, a province of Ethiopia, distinguished for its wealth and commerce, surrounded by the two arms or branches of the Nile. Isaiah 43-45 are positive in tone as they talk about God’s promises and His mercy and grace to His people. I think He also does it to excite our wonder mad gratitude. The argument is, that if he had suffered Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba to be desolated and ruined instead of them, or in order to effect their deliverance, they had nothing to fear from Babylon or any other hostile nation, but that he would effect their deliverance even at the expense of the overthrow of the most mighty kingdoms. (verses 5-7). Three names heighten God"s unique relationship to Israel, and the Exodus and Sinai experiences had taught their meaning to the people. Ant. Vitringa explains it of Shalmaneser‘s design upon the kingdom of Judah, after he had destroyed that of Samaria, from which he was diverted by carrying the war against the Egyptians, Cusheans, and Sabeans. They are the centre of God’s design. But of this, Lowth says, there is no clear proof in history. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour, kopher}, means properly “that with which anything is overlaid,” as the pitch with which the ark was overlaid; hence that which, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Theocracy, the, or Immediate Government by God. 24 You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. I gave Egypt for thy ransom - This is a very important passage in regard to the meaning of the word 'ransom.' 2. For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since therefore he has hitherto manifested so great anxiety on your behalf, you have no need to be anxious about the future.” Thus if at any time doubts arise in our minds about the providence of God, or about his promises, we ought to bring to remembrance the benefits which he has already bestowed upon us; for we shall be chargeable with extreme ingratitude if, after having received from God so many benefits, we doubt of his kindness for the future. Israel is the servant spoken of in Isaiah who will not break a bruised reed. 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