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Isaiah 63:16

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Isaiah 63:16

Verse 16 of 19

Scripture focus

Doubtless thou [art] our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, [art] our father, our redeemer; thy name [is] from everlasting.

Isaiah 63:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 63:16

Theological / Devotional

Doubtless. Heb. ki, “for.” Inasmuch as God was the Father of Israel, the people could look to Him for help and guidance. The ground of their appeal was that God as their Father would feel a responsibility toward them and that His heart would really yearn for them. Abraham, their earthly father, was dead and was in no position to help them, but that was not the case with God.

Our father. Compare 1 Chron. 29:10; Isa. 64:8 for other uses of “our father” in OT prayer. On the fatherhood of God see Deut. 32:6; Jer. 3:4; Mal. 1:6; 2:10; 1 Cor. 8:6; Gal. 4:4-6; Eph. 4:6.

Our redeemer. The last sentence may be translated, “Our redeemer is thy name from of old.” From ancient times, God was known to His people as the one who broke their bonds (Jer. 2:20) and redeemed them.

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