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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE. THE LORD WILL GATHER HIS PEOPLE V. 1-7 CHALLENGE TO IDOLATROUS NATIONS V. 8-9 JEWS ARE WITNESSES TO THE TRUTH V. 10-13 ISRAEL DELIVERED FROM BABYLON V. 14-15 CREATION WILL PRAISE THE LORD V.16-21

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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

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  1. ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE

  2. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-THREE THE LORD WILL GATHER HIS PEOPLE V. 1-7 CHALLENGE TO IDOLATROUS NATIONS V. 8-9 JEWS ARE WITNESSES TO THE TRUTH V. 10-13 ISRAEL DELIVERED FROM BABYLON V. 14-15 CREATION WILL PRAISE THE LORD V.16-21 GOD PLEADS WITH UNFAITHFUL ISRAEL V. 22-28

  3. READ: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. 3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

  4. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. 3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? HOW WILL THE LORD PROTECT THEM? WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM?

  5. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHO IS THEIR CREATOR? READ: GENESIS 2:7 7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. NKJV

  6. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? BY WHAT NAME DID THE LORD CALL THEM? READ: GENESIS 32:28 28 And He said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed." NKJV

  7. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? HOW DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM? READ: EXODUS 6:6 6 Therefore say to the children of Israel: 'I am the LORD; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments.

  8. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? HOW DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM? READ: EXODUS 15:13 13 You in Your mercy have led forth The people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them in Your strength To Your holy habitation. NKJV

  9. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHY DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM? READ: DEUTERONOMY 7:6 6 "For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth. NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHY DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 31:11 11 For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, And ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.

  11. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 1 But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you,O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHY DID THE LORD REDEEM THEM? READ: MALACHI 3:17-18 17 "They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him." 18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him. NKJV

  12. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO ISAAC? READ: GENESIS 26:3 3 Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. NKJV

  13. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT THEM? READ: EXODUS 14:22 22 So the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea on the dry ground, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. NKJV

  14. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT THEM? READ: PSALMS 66:12 12 You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment. NKJV

  15. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT THEM? READ: JOSHUA 3:17 17 Then the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan; and all Israel crossed over on dry ground, until all the people had crossed completely over the Jordan.

  16. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 HOW DID THE LORD PROTECT DANIEL? READ: DANIEL 3:25-27 25 "Look!" he answered, "I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God." 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here." Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. 27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king's counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.

  17. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM? READ: EXODUS 14:30-31 30 So the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 Thus Israel saw the great work which the LORD had done in Egypt; so the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD and His servant Moses. NKJV

  18. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM? READ: PSALMS 3:8 8 Salvation belongs to the LORD. Your blessing is upon Your people. NKJV READ: PROVERBS 21:18 18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright. NKJV

  19. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:1-3 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 3 For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHAT DID THE LORD GIVE FOR THEIR RANSOM? READ: EZEKIEL 29:19-20 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'SurelyI will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he shall take away her wealth, carry off her spoil, and remove her pillage; and that will be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor, because they worked for Me,' says the Lord GOD. NKJV

  20. READ: ISAIAH 43:4-5 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west;

  21. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHY WERE THEY PRECIOUS? HOW DID THE LORD MANIFEST HIS LOVE? FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM?

  22. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHY WERE THEY PRECIOUS? READ: EXODUS 19:4-5 4 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to Myself. 5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. NKJV

  23. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 4 Since you were precious in My sight, You have been honored, And I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, And people for your life. WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? WHY WERE THEY PRECIOUS? READ: JEREMIAH 31:3 3 The LORD has appeared of old to me, saying: "Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with loving-kindness I have drawn you. NKJV READ: HOSEA 11:1 1 "When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. NKJV

  24. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 9:16 16 I will scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them." NKJV

  25. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? READ: EZEKIEL 5:12 12 One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you; and I will scatter another third to all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. NKJV READ: EZEKIEL 17:21 21 All his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be scattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken." NKJV

  26. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? READ: JEREMIAH 30:10-11 10 'Therefore do not fear, O My servant Jacob,' says the LORD, 'Nor be dismayed, O Israel; For behold, I will save you from afar, And your seed from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall return, have rest and be quiet, And no one shall make him afraid. 11 For I am with you,' says the LORD, 'to save you; Though I make a full end of all nations where I have scattered you, Yet I will not make a complete end of you. But I will correct you in justice, And will not let you go altogether unpunished.' NKJV

  27. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? READ: ZECHARIAH 2:6-7 6 "Up, up! Flee from the land of the north," says the LORD; "for I have spread you abroad like the four winds of heaven," says the LORD. 7 "Up, Zion! Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.“ NKJV

  28. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:4-5 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? READ: ZECHARIAH 8:7-8 7 "Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Behold, I will save My people from the land of the east And from the land of the west; 8 I will bring them back, And they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. They shall be My people And I will be their God, In truth and righteousness.' NKJV

  29. READ: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!‘ And to the south, 'Do not keep them back! 'Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth — 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him."

  30. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!‘ And to the south, 'Do not keep them back! 'Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth — 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? READ: PSALMS 107:1-3 1 Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, 3 And gathered out of the lands, From the east and from the west, From the north and from the south. NKJV

  31. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!‘ And to the south, 'Do not keep them back! 'Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth — 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? WHEN WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK? READ: DEUTERONOMY 30:1-6

  32. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 READ: DEUTERONOMY 30:1-6 1 "Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you, 2 and you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul, 3 that the LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you.

  33. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 READ: DEUTERONOMY 30:1-6 4 If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you. 5 Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers. 6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live. NKJV

  34. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!‘ And to the south, 'Do not keep them back! 'Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth — 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." WHAT DID THE LORD SAY TO JACOB & ISRAEL? FROM WHENCE WILL THE LORD GATHER THEM? WHY WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK? READ: JEREMIAH 23:5-8

  35. WHY WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK? READ: JEREMIAH 23:5-8 5 "Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 7 "Therefore, behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "that they shall no longer say, 'As the LORD lives who brought up the children of Israel from the land of Egypt,‘ 8 but, 'As the LORD lives who brought up and led the descendants of the house of Israel from the north country and from all the countries where I had driven them.' And they shall dwell in their own land." NKJV

  36. WHY WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK? READ: EZEKIEL 16:60-63 60 "Nevertheless I will remember My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you. 61 Then you will remember your ways and be ashamed, when you receive your older and your younger sisters; for I will give them to you for daughters, but not because of My covenant with you. 62 And I will establish My covenant with you. Then you shall know that I am the LORD, 63 that you may remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth anymore because of your shame, when I provide you an atonement for all you have done," says the Lord GOD.'" NKJV

  37. WHY WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK? READ: EZEKIEL 36:22-28 22 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. 24 For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land.

  38. WHY WILL THE LORD BRING THEM BACK? READ: EZEKIEL 36:22-28 25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. 28 Then you shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; you shall be My people, and I will be your God. NKJV

  39. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 6 I will say to the north, 'Give them up!‘ And to the south, 'Do not keep them back! 'Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth — 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." WHAT DOES THE LORD WANT THEM TO DO? READ: 2 CORINTHIANS 6:17-18 17 Therefore "Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.“ 18 'I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the LORD Almighty." NKJV

  40. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." BY WHAT NAME WERE THEY CALLED? WHO CREATED THEM? WHY? READ: PSALMS 100:3 3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. NKJV

  41. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." BY WHAT NAME WERE THEY CALLED? WHO CREATED THEM? WHY? READ: PSALMS 86:8-10 8 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; Nor are there any works like Your works. 9 All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name. 10 For You are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God. NKJV

  42. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." BY WHAT NAME WERE THEY CALLED? READ: JEREMIAH 15:16-17 16 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. 17 I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers, Nor did I rejoice; I sat alone because of Your hand, For You have filled me with indignation. NKJV

  43. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:6-7 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 7 Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory; I have formed him, yes, I have made him." BY WHAT NAME WERE THEY CALLED? READ: JAMES 2:7 57 Do they not blasphemethat noble name by which you are called? NKJV

  44. READ: ISAIAH 43:8-10 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, "It is truth.“ 10 "You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.

  45. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:8-10 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, "It is truth.“ 10 "You are My witnesses," says the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY BLIND & DEAF? WHY ASSEMBLE ALL THE NATIONS? WHAT SHOULD THE BEAR WITNESS TO? WHO ARE THESE WITNESSES?

  46. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:8-10 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY BLIND & DEAF? READ: PSALMS 115:2-8 2 Why should the Gentiles say, "So where is their God?" 3 But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.

  47. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:8-10 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY BLIND & DEAF? READ: PSALMS 115:2-8 5 They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see; 6 They have ears, but they do not hear; Noses they have, but they do not smell; 7 They have hands, but they do not handle; Feet they have, but they do not walk; Nor do they mutter through their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. NKJV

  48. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:8-10 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 8 Bring out the blind people who have eyes, And the deaf who have ears. ARE THESE PEOPLE REALLY BLIND & DEAF? WHAT DID THE LORD SAY ABOUT HIS PEOPLE? READ: EZEKIEL 12:1-2 1 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 2 "Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. NKJV

  49. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 43:8-10 THE REDEEMER OF ISRAEL 9 Let all the nations be gathered together, And let the people be assembled. Who among them can declare this, And show us former things? Let them bring out their witnesses, that they may be justified; Or let them hear and say, "It is truth.“ WHY ASSEMBLE ALL THE NATIONS? WHAT FORMER THINGS SHOULD THEY HAVE KNOWN? READ: ROMANS 1:18-23 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.

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