Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
This work is unprecedented in power. It grows silently but surely, like germinating herb. God will open a way not merely in one sea but through the whole wilderness of the world, and send forth not one river from a rock but many to refresh souls, eclipsing the old deliverance utterly.
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Israel's faith had sunk so low that God must repeat His promise again and again. He takes the title Redeemer as His office and business; He will be all they need. Babylon must fall so His people may go free, and their cruel masters will perish even in their ships.
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Commenting on Isaiah 43:14-21
The beasts and dragons are not literal creatures but the Gentiles, savage and stupid in the eyes of the Jews, yet they shall honor God for the Gospel and grace He brings them. The waters and rivers signify the plenty of divine grace to refresh His chosen people.
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