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Isaiah 43:1-7

I Have Called You by Name

January 9, 2028

Crossing of the Red Sea, Cosimo Rosselli
Crossing of the Red Sea, Cosimo Rosselli, 1481–1482Sistine Chapel, Vatican
On the Sistine wall, a generation before Michelangelo. The sea closes over Pharaoh's army on one side while Moses leads the people out on the other.When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you.Cosimo RosselliA Florentine painter of the older generation, chosen for the Sistine walls, whose work Vasari found pleasing to the pope and ordinary to everyone else.Sistine Chapel, VaticanThe pope's chapel, where conclaves are held, decorated by Perugino, Botticelli and Ghirlandaio before Michelangelo was ever asked.Sistine Chapel, Vatican
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 3:15-22Lk 3:15-22
EpistleRom. 6:1-11Rom 6:1-11
Old TestamentIsa. 43:1-7Is 43:1-7
PsalterPs. 29Ps 29

Overview & Insights

"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine." (Isaiah 43:1)

God reassures Israel that the one who created and formed her will be present through waters and fire, because she is precious, honored, and loved. The prophet promises that God will gather this people from every direction and bring them home.

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Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 43:1-7Commentary on Is 43:1-7 Working Preacher

Unpacks the three divine titles in verse 3 and their claim on the baptized church.

Isaiah 43:1-7 CommentaryIs 43:1-7 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed homiletical read on God's promise of presence rather than escape.

Isaiah 43 CommentaryIs 43 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse evangelical notes on God's redeeming call by name.

Isaiah 43:1 CommentariesIs 43:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic public-domain commentaries gathered for comparison.

Isaiah 43 (Barnes' Notes)Is 43 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Barnes' plain-sense notes on the chapter's imagery of water and fire.

Isaiah 43:1 InterlinearIs 43:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew text word by word for 'redeemed' and 'called by name.'

Background & Word Study

Isaiah 43:1-7Is 43:1-7 Sefaria

The Hebrew text alongside Jewish commentary on the same verses.

Isaiah 40-66 VideoIs 40-66 Video BibleProject

A video overview of Isaiah's second half, where this chapter sits.

The Church Fathers

Isaiah 43Is 43 Catena

Verse-by-verse comment from the Fathers on Isaiah 43.

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