I have given the price of thy redemption. (C. H. 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. Ethiopia. In the course of history the claims of various countries came into collision with those of Israel, and Egypt proudly oppressed Israel. ! 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. Charles V, and Francis, the French king, after a mutual agreement to root out Lutheranism, fall together by the ears, and the Church all the while hath her halcyons. 2. - Secker. Who or what is Ethiopia and Seba in Isaiah 43: 3? Thy Saviour - This was another characteristic. 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. He observes that although Cyrus did not conquer them, yet that it was done by his successors. For God is giving a reason why his people might expect protection, and the reason here is, that he had been their deliverer, and that his purpose to protect them was so fixed and determined, that he had even brought ruin on nations more mighty and numerous than themselves, in order to effect their deliverance. We must always remember what we had in the former verse, — “Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I am thy Lord.” These ought to be read unitedly and in immediate connection, because they have the same object; for if the Lord is our God, it follows that he is on our side, and therefore we shall find that he is our Savior. I. I cannot help thinking this to be a very rational solution of the text. 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. Egypt contained the wisest and most civilised people of early times. ; Jos. 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. (Prof J. Skinner, D. D.) Isaiah 43:3 states For I Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, and your Savior, give Egypt as a ransom for you. To carry out His Divine resolve He spared not His own Son, but freely delivered Him up for us all. The noun (כפר kôpher ) means: 1. But the sense is probably more general, including all the instances in which Yahweh sacrificed mighty pagan nations when the safety of Israel required it. Epoiēsa allagma sou Aigupton, etc. 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 43:3 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. - Kimchi. What a New Testament combination this is--“The Holy One, thy Saviour”! 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. Jehovah, again, is a name of immutability. And he that is left in Zion — Those that escape the common destruction brought on their countrymen; see Isaiah 4:2; shall be called holy — Shall be really such. Alexander. God’s intent was to produce a race that should be honourable in His sight, and well-beloved of His soul. ii. 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. In the time of Isaiah these three were united under one dynasty. It means this--God’s chosen are immeasurably precious in His sight. Called thee— By the name of God's people, which was as proper and peculiar to them, as the name of Israel. 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. If it be so, that the glorious God has really and of a truth loved us, His people, and valued us at a mighty price, then see how secure His people are! Psalms 135:4: For … 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. Salvation is not the work of one Person of the Trinity, but the work of the whole personality of God. ii. As in the case of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Seba Isaiah 43:3. Ant. Isaiah 53:8-12; Matthew 20:28; 2 Corinthians 5:21). Whatever we may think of the Israel of God, the Lord thinks more of it than words can express. Tribulation comes to all of God's people to make them strong. 15); and that he then entered into, and subdued Ethiopia and Meroe (Strabo xvii. and share the same fate. 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." 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. Breaking Down the Key Parts of Isaiah 43:19 #1 “See, I … THE LORD’S ESTIMATE OF HIS PEOPLE. Seeker supposes that it refers to the fact that Cyrus overcame those nations, and that they were given him for releasing the Jews. In regard to Egypt, however, I think the case is clear. How do we allow God's light to shine in us so that we become effective lights in this dark world? And who will go for us?” (Isaiah 6:8a). Cyrus received these from God, with the rest of the Babylonian dominions, in consideration of his being about to deliver Israel. .—Speaking after the manner of men, the prophet paints Jehovah as surrendering Egypt and other kingdoms to the arms of Cyrus, as if they were a price paid to him for liberating the Jews of Babylon. ), An amplification of the phrase, “I have redeemed thee” (Isaiah 43:1). Three names heighten God"s unique relationship to Israel, and the Exodus and Sinai experiences had taught their meaning to the people. 14. Ethiopia (Heb., Cûsh) may be taken of either the Asiatic or African people that bore that name—Seba as Meroe, between the Blue and White Nile, the modern Dâr Sennâr. Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had come out to war against the king of Assyria, who was there-upon obliged to raise the siege of Jerusalem. Certainly, he does not mean Satan is a true god, a rival god to the Lord GOD. According to Josephus (Ant. 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. Vitringa explains this of Shalmaneser's designs upon the kingdom of Judea after he had destroyed that of Samaria, from which he was diverted by carrying the war against the Egyptians, Cusheans, and Sabeans; but of this I think he has no clear proof in history. God has a mission which He is going to fulfill. The God Who Redeems & Calls God speaks to Israel and calls them to remember two things he had already … 10. Created— That made thee his people, and that in so miraculous a manner as if he had created thee a second time. Satan can be called the god of this age because so many people regard him as god! 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). What did God do? He will make the whole o nature and providence subservient to the complete salvation of His chosen. iii. Answer (1 of 7): Isaiah 43:2 (King James Version) 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3.For I am Jehovah thy God. 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. 20). (Study Questions included) Isaiah 66:18-22 Declare His Glory Among the Nations. 1. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Cyrus received these from God with the rest of the Babylonian dominions, in consideration of his being about to deliver Israel. “Jehovah, thy God.” Jehovah, the glorious I AM, signifies self-existence. He also sets forth His name at large, for the comfort of His people. openly polluted himself, God declares that still his covenant shall not be made void, because he is always like himself. ), and by Noyes, in the future, ‹I will give.‘ Gesenius supposes that it refers to the fact that the countries specified would be made desolate, in order to effect the deliverance of the Jews. Besides, it is well known that the word holy is used in an active sense for “him who sanctifies;” and therefore if we wish to be certain of God’s love towards us, let us always remember the testimony of our adoption, by which we are confirmed in our hearts, as by a sure pledge, and let us with all earnestness ask it from God. 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. 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. 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. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” So the Chaldee, 'I gave the Egyptians as a commutation for thee' (חליפך chălı̂ypâk). Thy Saviour - This was another characteristic. (J. In the next verse He saith, “Since thou wast precious in My sight thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee.” Mark, “I have loved thee.” It is not enough that He thinks kindly, and deals tenderly; but He loves! To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Isaiah 43-45 are positive in tone as they talk about God’s promises and His mercy and grace to His people. Isaiah 53 (52:13-53:12) The Making of a Godly Leader Isaiah 60:1-5 A Shining Light. Isaiah is speaking this as a warning to the inhabitants of the earth. Isaiah 43:3 "For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Savior: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee." 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; Exodus 29:36; Exodus 30:10, Exodus 30:16. 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? I gave Egypt for thy ransom - This is commonly supposed to refer to the time of Sennacherib's invasion; who, when he was just ready to fall upon Jerusalem, soon after his entering Judea, was providentially diverted from that design, and turned his arms against the Egyptians, and their allies the Cushean Arabians, with their neighbors the Sabeans, probably joined with them under Tirhakah. Hebrew, "Chus," the isle of Meroe, (Grotius) or the country bordering on the Red Sea, chap. 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 Sargo)n overcame these countries, and so had his attention diverted from Israel (see on Isaiah 20:1) [Vitringa]. In regard to Egypt, however, I think the case is clear. We too may readily acknowledge, if we are not worse than stupid, that the same providence and infinite mercy of God have been manifested toward us, when tyrants who would have wished to destroy us, and who joined in opening their mouths with eagerness to devour us, are made by him to engage in wars against each other, and when the rage with which they burned against us is directed by him to another quarter; for by doing so he preserves us, so as to give them as the price of our redemption. 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. The unique Savior described in 43:3 is God, not "not a god formed" (i.e. But the word properly refers to the past time, and the scope of the passage requires us to understand it of past events. A village or hamlet, as beans a cover or shelter to the inhabitants (1 Samuel 6:18; compare the word כפר kâphâr in 1 Chronicles 27:25; Nehemiah 6:2; Sol 6:12). These are both countries. ), and by Noyes, in the future, 'I will give.' 11. [Note: Motyer, pp331-32.] He is willing to give us all to just come home to Him one day. These were given to Persia as ransommoney (as it were) for the release of Israel by Persia through the successors of Cyrus. They would naturally ally themselves to the Ethiopians. And if God‘s giving up the Egyptians to destruction - themselves so guilty and deserving of death - in order to save his people, was a proof of his love for them, how much greater is the demonstration of his love when he gives his own holy Son to the bitter pains of death on a cross, in order that his church may be redeemed! According to Josephus (Ant. Isaiah 42:3: “A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. God the Savior. 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. The exact historical facts in the case cannot be clearly made out; nor is this to be wondered at, that many things of this nature should remain obscure for want of the light of history, which in regard to those times is extremely deficient. This design would be costly, even to Jehovah Himself. 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. 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). He borrows nothing from others; indeed, all live by His permit and power. 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. Seba - The Sabaeans were confederate with the Ethiopians. But of this, Lowth says, there is no clear proof in history. kopher. So the Syriac, 'I gave Egypt in thy place.' God referred to Himself as a Savior in the Old Testament before Jesus arrived and became our Savior to forgive our sins. Therefore, "before Me there was no אל el (god) formed..." means "Your Deliverer" is eternal and so is God. Note the three titles. In the first one the LORD promises to regather His undeserving nation (servant) and renew them. What love we ought to bear to God! 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. iii. 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. In particular, he refers to the fact that Cambyses invaded and subdued Egypt (Herod. A village or hamlet, as beans a cover or shelter to the inhabitants (1 Samuel 6:18; compare the word כפר kâphâr in 1 Chronicles 27:25; Nehemiah 6:2; Genesis 6:14. Israel is the servant spoken of in Isaiah who will not break a bruised reed. They would naturally ally themselves to the Ethiopians. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. 4 Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. 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. In another larger sense, God sacrificed His Son as a ransom in the place of many whom He had called (cf. As a man would sacrifice any number of slaves to ransom a son, so was it in Jehovah’s dealings with His people. 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. Meroe is a great island or peninsula in the north of Ethiopia, and is formed by the Nile, and the Astaboras, which unites with the Nile. But the word properly refers to the past time, and the scope of the passage requires us to understand it of past events. created). II. Isaiah 43:3 Translation & Meaning. See Isaiah 20:1-6; and Isaiah 37:9. Nothing is more manifest than that the prophet refers to that great and wonderful fact - the commonplace illustration of the sacred writers - that the Egyptians were destroyed in order to effect the deliverance of the Jews, and were thus given as a ransom for them. 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. 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. When God smote the Egyptians, both first-born and others, in Egypt, and drowned Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea, for the safety and benefit of his people; or. Certainly, he does not mean Satan is a true god, a rival god to the Lord GOD. Christianity claims this servant is Jesus. Isaiah 43:3. Genesis 10:7; Psalms 72:10; Isaiah 45:14) was, according to Josephus, Merge, the northern province of Ethiopia, lying between the Blue and the White Nile. iii. "I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour." Ethiopia - Hebrew, 'Cush.' I gave Egypt for thy ransom. Answer: When Isaiah wrote his prediction of the coming of the “Wonderful Counselor” (Isaiah 9:6), he was spurring Israel to remember their Messiah was indeed coming to establish His Kingdom (Isaiah 9:7). But— Notwithstanding thy gross insensibleness, I will deal mercifully with thee. To carry out this purpose, men, having fallen, must be redeemed by blood. They are the centre of God’s design. 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. In regard to this country, see the note at Isaiah 18:1. Kings shall be born and buried; empires shall rise and fall; republics and systems shall come and go; and all shall be the scaffold for the building of the house of God, which is His Church. 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. Isaiah 43:3. 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. 2). 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." ransom = atonement price. In this passage, the author ('Second Isaiah') does not portray God as talking to his followers, but to the Persian King Cyrus: Isaiah 45:1: So said the Lord to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I held, to flatten nations before him, and the loins of kings I will loosen, … Egypt was in the known world the oldest nation. He saved us. iii. Other nations worshipped other gods. The Lord is the covenant God of his people, holy in himself, and the sanctifier of them, and their Saviour in time of trouble; and therefore need no doubt of his presence and support amidst all their afflictions; and besides they should call to mind past experiences of his goodness, to encourage their faith in him, as to present help and assistance: 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. “I am Jehovah thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.” He gives His name thus to distinguish Himself from false gods. When we see irreligious men, amidst the uproar and confusion of mutual wars, pause in their efforts to destroy us, while it is manifest that they do not pause of their own accord, let us lift up our eyes to heaven, and learn that God, in order to spare us, miraculously substitutes others in our room; for we were “like sheep appointed for slaughter,” (Psalms 44:22;) swords were drawn on every hand, if he had not snatched them from the hands of wicked men, or given them a different direction. 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. Note, next, the honour which God puts upon them. The next two oracles of the book (Isaiah 43:1-13and 43:14—44:5) focus on redemption from captivity. I make no remarks on those repetitions which are frequently used by the Prophet, and are customary in the Hebrew language; for the two phrases in this verse, I have given the price, and I have given instead of thee, are used by him in the same sense. for heathen men are not of so high value as to redeem the children of God. The word נתתי nâthattı̂y - 'I gave' is rendered by Gesenius (Commentary in loc. “I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him” (verse 7). 3. 26 Review the past for me, let us argue the matter together; state the case for your innocence. "For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. 1. Seba — The Sabaeans were confederate with the Ethiopians. The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour. in isaiah 43;3 it says "for i am the lord your god, the holy one of israel, your savior, i gave egypt for your atonement, ethiopia [hebrew: “cush”] and seba underneath you." Israel is first exhorted not to fear (43:1-7) because God formed them and called them in the past; and because they are precious to Him they will be regathered from the whole earth. Hebrew. 3. 10. Proverbs 11:8; Proverbs 21:18, and the next verse. 2). 2. Since thou wast precious, &c., thou hast been honourable. and share the same fate. iii. 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.). 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. What does this verse really mean? 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. Cambyses conquered Egypt, and destroyed many of its cities, and never since has there been a native prince sitting upon the throne of Pharaoh. 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. No; the Lord brought out Israel, and turned His artillery upon Egypt. ; Jos. He is as complete without His creatures as with them. Pitch, as a material for overlaying Genesis 6:14. “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. Isaiah 43:3. He observes that although Cyrus did not conquer them, yet that it was done by his successors. God is by nature a Savior (verse 11), both temporally and eternally. For I am the Lord thy God— The Almighty by his prophet proceeds to assure his church of his particular affection towards her, by a remarkable proof of that affection; which is, that the evils and calamities threatening the destruction of the Jewish nation, had by his providence been averted from them, and turned upon the Egyptians, Ethiopians, and Sabeans. However, this is incorrect. 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. 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