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Isaiah 43 — Sermon Preparation
The Lord who formed Israel declares, 'You are mine,' promising a new exodus that will surpass the first and calling the nation to be his witnesses. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 43, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 20
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 43 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 7 | give, put |
| יָצַר | yâtsar | H3335 | 4 | mould, potter |
| יָגַע | yâgaʻ | H3021 | 3 | gasp, be exhausted |
| בָּרָא | bârâʼ | H1254 | 3 | create, cut down |
| עֵד | ʻêd | H5707 | 3 | witness, testimony |
| כָּבַד | kâbad | H3513 | 3 | be heavy, burdensome |
| קָדוֹשׁ | qâdôwsh | H6918 | 3 | sacred, God |
How preachers through history handled this text
20 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 43, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THY NAME: MY NAME I have called thee by thy name.'--ISAIAH xliii. 1. Every one that is called by My name.'--ISAIAH xliii. 7. Great stress is laid on names in Scripture. These two parallel and antithetic clauses bring out striking complementary relations between God and the collective Israel. But they are as applicable to each individual member of the true Israel of God. I. What does God's calling a man by his name imply? 1. Intimate knowledge. Adam naming the creatures. Christ naming His disciples. 2. Loving friendship. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 43:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Isa 43:14
- Chaldea— Isa 43:14
- Egypt— Isa 43:17
- Cush 1— Isa 43:3
- Sheba 1— Isa 43:3
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