Isa 43:1-5 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 43:1-7: 43:1-7 In this promise of salvation, the Lord addressed his plundered people in the first person. 43:1 the Lord who created you: The language of creation (see study note on 40:28) was now applied to God’s formation of the nation Israel. • I have ransomed you: At the Exodus, when God brought his people out of bondage. Similarly, God planned to bring his people out of exile and back into their land. Ultimately, Jesus gave his life as a ransom for all humanity (Matt 20:28 ; 1 Tim 2:6 ; Heb 9:15 ) • I have called you by name; you are mine: Despite having faced his wrath, the people of Israel are still God’s chosen people.

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‏ Isaiah 43:1-5

Summary for Isa 43:1-7: 43:1-7 ^a In this promise of salvation, the Lord addressed his plundered people in the first person. 43:1 ^b the Lord who created you: The language of creation (see study note on 40:28) was now applied to God’s formation of the nation Israel.

• I have ransomed you: At the Exodus, when God brought his people out of bondage. Similarly, God planned to bring his people out of exile and back into their land. Ultimately, Jesus gave his life as a ransom for all humanity (Matt 20:28 ^c; 1 Tim 2:6 ^d; Heb 9:15 ^e)

• I have called you by name; you are mine: Despite having faced his wrath, the people of Israel are still God’s chosen people.
43:2 ^f Conquering forces could be compared to flooding rivers (see 8:8 ^g).

• I will be with you: God is committed to being with his people to protect and care for them (see 7:14 ^h; 41:10 ⁱ; 43:5 ^j; 45:14 ^k).

• Israel experienced God’s judgment as the fire of oppression during the Exile.