Isa 50:2 | TNotes | STEP | 50:2 Why didn’t anyone answer: The people had not responded to God’s repeated call to trust in him and repent of their sins. They were deaf and stubborn (see 6:9-10 ; 29:18 ; 35:5 ; 42:18-19 ). • The Lord came and called the people through the prophets (see also 65:1-3 ). • Is it because I have no power to rescue? God was fully able to rescue Israel and Judah from the Assyrians and Babylonians, but he first had to deal justly with his people’s sinfulness (see 59:1 ). • speak to the sea and make it dry: This was an allusion to the parting of the Red Sea during the exodus from Egypt (Exod 14:21-22 ).

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b6:9-10►

c29:18►

d35:5►

e42:18-19►

f65:1-3►

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hExod 14:21-22►

‏ Isaiah 50:2

50:2 ^a Why didn’t anyone answer: The people had not responded to God’s repeated call to trust in him and repent of their sins. They were deaf and stubborn (see 6:9-10 ^b; 29:18 ^c; 35:5 ^d; 42:18-19 ^e).

• The Lord came and called the people through the prophets (see also 65:1-3 ^f).

• Is it because I have no power to rescue? God was fully able to rescue Israel and Judah from the Assyrians and Babylonians, but he first had to deal justly with his people’s sinfulness (see 59:1 ^g).

• speak to the sea and make it dry: This was an allusion to the parting of the Red Sea during the exodus from Egypt (Exod 14:21-22 ^h).