Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
In the Authorized Version the call to listen is expressed in dignified sacred language, using a solemn term for hearing while keeping the force of an earlier rendering without repeating its overly vivid wording about a proud stomach. It is God's call to stubborn-hearted people who are distant from righteousness to listen to Him. The description of being stouthearted and far from righteousness applies to the natural person, who is void of faith and condemned to death.
The call stands within God's claim to be God with none else and none like Him, asking who can be likened, equaled and compared to Him. It follows His appeal to remember the former things of old, declaring the end from the beginning and things not yet done from ancient times. He affirms that His counsel shall stand and He will do all His pleasure and bring to pass what He has spoken and purposed, including calling a ravenous bird from the east and the man of His counsel from a far country to carry out His purpose. The call introduces His promise to bring His righteousness near so that it is not far off, to not let His salvation delay, and to place salvation in Zion for Israel His glory.
The passage gives proof of accurate foreknowledge that He alone can read the future and should be worshiped as Father and God. Biblical prophecy gives reliable knowledge of what lies ahead and is fulfilled as history unfolds. The prophecy shows that God rules over history and will carry out His purpose of ending sin and establishing eternal righteousness, and its assurance that His counsel will stand and His salvation will come supports confidence that the events leading to the everlasting kingdom will unfold as foretold.
In the Authorized Version the call to listen is expressed in dignified sacred language, using a solemn term for hearing while keeping the force of an earlier rendering without repeating its overly vivid wording about a proud stomach. It is God's call to stubborn-hearted people who are distant from righteousness to listen to Him. The description of being stouthearted and far from righteousness applies to the natural person, who is void of faith and condemned to death.
The call stands within God's claim to be God with none else and none like Him, asking who can be likened, equaled and compared to Him. It follows His appeal to remember the former things of old, declaring the end from the beginning and things not yet done from ancient times. He affirms that His counsel shall stand and He will do all His pleasure and bring to pass what He has spoken and purposed, including calling a ravenous bird from the east and the man of His counsel from a far country to carry out His purpose. The call introduces His promise to bring His righteousness near so that it is not far off, to not let His salvation delay, and to place salvation in Zion for Israel His glory.
The passage gives proof of accurate foreknowledge that He alone can read the future and should be worshiped as Father and God. Biblical prophecy gives reliable knowledge of what lies ahead and is fulfilled as history unfolds. The prophecy shows that God rules over history and will carry out His purpose of ending sin and establishing eternal righteousness, and its assurance that His counsel will stand and His salvation will come supports confidence that the events leading to the everlasting kingdom will unfold as foretold.