Isaiah 45:15
in Isaiah 45Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
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ASV
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
KJV
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.
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This verse in Isaiah 45
Commentary
10 notes on this verse(Verse 14 onwards) Thus says the Lord: The labor of Egypt and the trade of Ethiopia and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you and be yours; they shall follow you; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. They will plead with you, saying: Surely God is in you, and there is no other, no god besides you. Truly you are a hidden God, the God of Israel, the Savior. All of them are put to shame and are confounded; the makers of idols go in confusion together.
This site's exposition
The products of Egypt
on Isaiah 45:14-15
Verse 14 pictures “products of Egypt” coming to Israel, a scene taken up at Isaiah 60:5, where “the wealth of the nations” comes to Zion. The nations then confess the trial’s verdict, “there is no other God”. Verse 15 answers, “Truly You are a God who hides Himself”.
This site's exposition
a God who hides Himself
Barnes takes the hiding to be God's plans, dark for a long season and plain only when the event comes. Gill reads it two ways. God hid himself from the Gentiles for centuries before the gospel, and at times he withdraws his felt presence from his own people.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Hidden, not visible like our gods; the savior, not weak: he made darkness his covert (Ps 18:11).
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Verily thou art a God that hideth thyself,.... Who hid himself from the Gentile world for some hundreds of years, who had no knowledge of the true God, lived without him in the world, and whose times of ignorance God overlooked, and suffered them to walk in their own ways; though now he would make himself known by his Gospel sent among them, and blessed for the conversion of them. He is also a God that hides himself from his own people at times, withdraws his gracious presence, and withholds the communication of his love and grace.
A challenge given to the worshippers of idols and their doom read, and satisfaction given to the worshippers of the true God and their comfort secured, with an eye to the Mediator, who is made of God to us both righteousness and sanctification,
He hid himself when he was bringing them out of the trouble. Note, When God is acting as Israel's God and Saviour commonly his way is in the sea, Ps. lxxvii. The salvation of the church is carried on in a mysterious way, by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts working on men's spirits ( Zech. iv.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself - That is, that hidest thy counsels and plans. The idea is, that the ways of God seems to be dark until the distant event discloses his purpose; that a long series of mysterious events seem to succeed each other, trying to the faith of his people, and where the reason of his doings cannot be seen.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Rather, connected with Isa 45:9, 10, the prophet, contemplating the wonderful issue of the seemingly dark counsels of God, implies a censure on those who presume to question God's dealings (Isa 55:8, 9; Faith still discerns, even under the veil, the covenant-keeping "God of Israel, the Saviour" (Isa 8:17).
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Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself - At present, from the nations of the world. O God of Israel, the Savior - While thou revealest thyself to the Israelites and savest them.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
The toil of Egypt etc. I have informed how I will save My children from the hand of Babylon, for I have aroused Cyrus for that purpose with My righteousness. I further inform you of the salvation from Sennacherib that will take place in the days of Hezekiah.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אָכֵ֕ן | ʾakhen | truly | H403 → | 18 times |
| אַתָּ֖ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| אֵ֣ל | ʾel | [are] a God | H410 → | 241 times |
| מִסְתַּתֵּ֑ר | mistater | [who] hides himself | H5641 → | 80 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | O God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ | moshia' | deliverer | H3467 → | 206 times |
אָכֵ֕ןtruly
ʾakhenH403 →18 times
אַתָּ֖הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
אֵ֣ל[are] a God
ʾelH410 →241 times
מִסְתַּתֵּ֑ר[who] hides himself
mistaterH5641 →80 times
אֱלֹהֵ֥יO God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃deliverer
moshia'H3467 →206 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Isaiah 8:17I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:36–39
You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
- Habakkuk 2:3
For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.
- Isaiah 25:9
And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us…
- Lamentations 3:25–26
The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Psalms 33:20
Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.
- Hebrews 10:36–39
Through
Isaiah 57:17I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart.
it leads to
- Isaiah 56:11
Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
- Isaiah 56:11
Through
Isaiah 46:13I am bringing My righteousness near; it is not far away, and My salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion and adorn Israel with My splendor.
it leads to
- Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Isaiah 12:2
Through
Psalms 77:19Your path led through the sea, Your way through the mighty waters, but Your footprints were not to be found.
it leads to
- Exodus 14:28
The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
- Exodus 14:28
Where this verse is studied
About Isaiah
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.