Passage Research
Isaiah 41 — Sermon Preparation
The Lord arraigns the nations and assures trembling Israel, 'Do not fear, I will help you,' while ridiculing idols that cannot speak or act. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 41, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 29
- verses
- 351 / 197
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 41 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שׂוּם | sûwm | H7760 | 6 | put |
| חָזַק | châzaq | H2388 | 5 | fasten, seize |
| נָגַד | nâgad | H5046 | 5 | front, manifest |
| עָזַר | ʻâzar | H5826 | 4 | surround, protect |
| אָתָה | ʼâthâh | H857 | 3 | arrive |
| יָרֵא | yârêʼ | H3372 | 4 | fear, revere |
| קָרָא | qârâʼ | H7121 | 4 | call out to |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 41, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XLI God called Cyrus, and was with him, the nations idolatrous, ver. 1-8. Israel encouraged by promises of safety and deliverance, ver. 9-20. The vanity of idols, ver. 21-24. Redemption by Christ, ver. 25-29. 1. Keep silence - Attend diligently to my plea. Islands - By islands he means countries remote from Judea, inhabited by the idolatrous Gentiles. Renew - Strengthen themselves to maintain their cause against me; let them unite all their strength together. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 41:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 41:27
- Zion— Isa 41:27
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