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  COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 43-45
  by Chuck Smith
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But yet, God is going to restore them. Chapter 43 gets in the
restoration.

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that
formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called
thee by thy name; thou art mine. When you pass through the waters, I
will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:
when you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; neither shall
the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the LORD thy God, and the Holy One
of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Arabia
for thee. Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been
honorable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee,
and people for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy
seed from the east, I will gather thee from the west; I will say to the
north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far,
and my daughters from the end of the earth (Isa 43:1-6);

And so God predicted this present-day gathering together of the people
of Israel back into the land. Coming from the east, the west, the south.
And even Russia, God is saying, "Give My people up." And I expect there
to be a real relaxing of the Russian government on the immigration of
the Jews.

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my
glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him (Isa 43:7).

Now God says concerning them, "I have created them. I have formed him.
Yea, I have made him." In the Hebrew there are three different words:
created, made, and formed, as God speaks of His work. One is that of
creating something out of nothing, which only God can do. And then how
God made them and then formed them. Formed them and made them.

Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have
ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be
assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us the former
things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be
justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth (Isa 43:8-9).

Now God said of the Jews, "Ye are My witnesses." And surely someone said
if you want proof of the Bible, just look at the Jews. There\

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