Lux Domini

Isaiah  43:3

For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

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Interpretation

God's favour and good-will to his people speak abundant comfort to all believers. The new creature, wherever it is, is of God's forming.

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This thought runs through Isaiah 43:1-4.

Isaiah 43:1 Isaiah 43:2 Isaiah 43:3 Isaiah 43:4

Glossary

Cush Place
Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered. Modern identification: Meroe.
Egypt Place
The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.
Sheba Place
(1. ) One of the sons of Cush ( Gen. 10:7 ). (2. ) The name of a country and nation ( Isa. 43:3 ; 45:14 ) mentioned along with Egypt and Ethiopia, and therefore probably in north-eastern Africa. The ancient name of Meroe. Modern identification: Sheba.