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The Inner Meaning of the Prophets and Psalms #42

  
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42. Internal Meaning of Isaiah, Chapter 42

1-4 Concerning the Lord, in whom is the Divine, that He will gently lead and teach. (1, 11)

5-8 He will save by virtue of His Divine. (1, 11, 3)

9-12 The Coming of the Lord is foretold, and the joy of those who will draw nigh to Him, who had previously lived in ignorance. (1, 11)

13-15 He will fight for them against the hells, which He will conquer, and He will destroy their power. (7)

16 Those who are in ignorance are then to be enlightened. (11)

17 Those who trust in their own intelligence, and thus in falsities, are to be driven away. (3, 17)

18-20 The Lord's patience and tolerance is described,, (1, 6)

21 and also His justice. (1, 6, 3)

22-24 Then those who were of the church despoiled them of all truths, and they became averse to them. (11)

25 He suffered direful things from them, and endured these things. (9, 4)

  
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Isaiah 42:5

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5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: