He is asleep in his cabin; maybe dreaming of wife, and home, and joys to come. God, the Creator, who has related the universal deficiency to His own universal all-sufficiency, from a blade of grass up and up and up to immortal spirits, and Himself the Father, is Himself nearer to you than any other thing which He has made. There are four reasons why Jesus is the best Helper. “Yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness.” The right hand is an emblem of power--here, of omnipotent power--so that the work of righteousness which you do shall never cease. Did you ever stand, as a servant of God, alone in the midst of opposition? Other nations live in a fear that drives them to the deception of thinking that idols which they build with their own hands will save them. We must not steal from God’s Scripture any more than from man’s treasury. View more titles. “Be not dismayed.” If one have fear, he loses both courage and hope; and in this state no valuable work can be done. If He favour and command it, how can it ever cease? “Now,” says he, “both of us or neither. “Fear not.” A great honour comes to anyone who is thus addressed by God. Isaiah 40 Isaiah 42 ... Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. If truth and righteousness he eternal, how bold and hopeful ought the missionary to be! 1832. It is a well-guaranteed promise. THIS TEACHES US TO CLING TO CHRIST ALL THROUGH LIFE. 2. Our hope in Christ means that we can be assured of the promises of God. IT IS UNNECESSARY. They are not our stones. IT PREVENTS US FROM DOING OUR DUTY. The world is a strange place to them, and they are strangers in it. "Verbum formatum a nomine" שעוה, "quod ceram significat, quae calor exposita facile dissolvitur", Munster. THE REASONS WHY SOME OF GOD’S PEOPLE HAVE OCCASION AT TIMES TO FEAR AND EVEN TO BE DISMAYED. 3. "The Adam Clarke Commentary". He strengthens us by his Holy Spirit and his Word. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8). 4. 3. We come to you, harp in hand, and pray you DISTINCTLY TO HEAR ITS NOTES. He knows that many a fellow-soldier has fallen. What does faith see? Deus vult, said Peter the Hermit, and for two centuries the Crusades flamed on high. It is to be distressed and worried. My text is such a harp. How He will be found of them. (C. We sin against Him. "Commentary on Isaiah 41:10". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/isaiah-41.html. III. The path which their are treading was never trod by them before. Men fear they may lose all they have in the world, and they know very well that if they lose their property they usually lose their friends. If the past tense of the verb be preferred, it will mean “moreover” or “also.”. It is more than the Father looks for under the present mode of our existence. They are altogether in darkness even until now. And then all that is with it and all that it introduces is righteousness. Amplified Thinline Holy Bible--bonded leather, burgundy. Spurgeon. Still less is it likely that sinful creatures should be fearless. They cannot do God’s people any hurt. 4. Try it for 30 days FREE. But however great be their fears, they may dismiss them all, when they are informed of, II. In certain instances the habit of fearing has reached a monstrous growth. Courage makes heroes, and amongst the ancients, at least, heroes were second in rank to the gods. In league with them will both the flesh, and the devil be; the one striving by the violence of its in-dwelling lusts, and the other by the subtlety of his devices, to draw him back into that state of guilt and bondage from which he has just escaped [Note: 2 Peter 2:18.] Lets break this verse down so that we can see more clearly the blessings and assurance of what it says. There is no doubt of the fact that we have all some fears, and that there are moments when we are dismayed, for life stands connected not only with to-day and man, but with God and eternity. The guide has said, “You are trembling, sir, but the way is safe; I have passed it many a time with many a traveller as weak as you are. References: Isaiah 41:10.—Plain Sermons by Contributors to "Tracts for the Times," vol. Not the same word as in Isaiah 41:1 and Isaiah 41:21. "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". The young officer who was fighting by the side of an old veteran was surprised to find his face blanched with fear. Dismay goes hand-in-hand with unbelief. A.). How did the matter end? “Fear thou not; for I am with thee.” What does it mean? I know of no encouragement like this text if we properly appreciate it. xvi., No. God’s people who truly live by faith need fear nothing. The International Bible Lesson (Uniform Sunday School Series) for December 12, 2010 , is from Isaiah 41:8-10, 17-20 . ].”], And now, if, after this, any of you entertain unbelieving fears, let me expostulate with you, as God himself does—, [“I, even I, am he that comforteth you: Who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be as grass; and forgettest the Lord thy Maker; and fearest every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? We have here a description of the effects which the victorious course of Cyrus had begun to produce in the heathen world. A patience, a compassion, a pity, a love that belongs only to God. They delight most to dwell in the Valley of Humiliation; and when they are journeying through that peaceful vale, like Mr. ), To whom are these words spoken? I answer, because of his knowledge. Poverty, sickness, etc. Though I have spoken of my text as a harp yielding rarest music, yet IT NEEDS THAT THE EAR BE TUNED BEFORE ITS MUSIC CAN BE APPRECIATED. So many are our enemies, so mighty, so subtle, so malignant, so ceaseless in their attacks, that all finite beings would be powerless to help. - What should he who lieth in God’s own bosom fear any man alive? The Biblical Illustrator. Learn more Start my trial Back . 11–16. 3. Then His support is effectual. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. As John Bunyan would say, they need not be afraid of the Slough of Despond, for they carry a slough within their own hearts, and are never out of it, or it is never out of them. It was as though an unseen bodyguard encompassed him, and his enemies despaired of attaining their end. and where is the fury of the oppressor [Note: Isaiah 51:12-13. They are sailors on a stormy ocean, where sun and stars in many days appear not, and no small tempest lies on them. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. II. See the Greek. 1832. ]?” Know of a surety, that the Christian life is attended with many difficulties: and that all the supports and consolations afforded to the believer in the Holy Scriptures, are no more than his necessities require: and, if ever you begin to serve the Lord in truth, you will find the promise in our text more precious to you than gold, and “sweeter to you than honey, or the honeycomb.”]. Every difficulty that could harass their minds is obviated in our text, in which all their fears are anticipated, and their wants supplied. I. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/isaiah-41.html. Cyrus shall gain the victory, and give thee liberty. “I am with thee” is the fervent, soul-cheering argument to support it. 2. And we get gold wherever we like, and we get iron wherever we like, and we get coal wherever we can. Let us enter our home--enter and be comforted, as all helpless things are, to find their source ofsupply so near.