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Philpot, Joseph Charles. "Commentary on Isaiah 43". Philpot's Commentary on select texts of the Bible. https://studylight.org/commentaries/eng/jcp/isaiah-43.html.
Philpot, Joseph Charles. "Commentary on Isaiah 43". Philpot's Commentary on select texts of the Bible. https://studylight.org/
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Verse 2
Isa 43:2
"When you go through deep waters, I will be with you." Isa 43:2
How many of the dear saints of God, when they have been brought into tribulation and sorrow, have found the fulfillment of this most gracious promise! And is there not one of these waters through which all must go—that deep and rapid Jordan (death) which every one must pass through? How dark and gloomy those waters have appeared to the eyes of many a child of God, in whom is continually fulfilled the experience of the words, "Who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." But how often have these waters only been terrible in prospect, in anticipation. How different has been the reality. When he comes down to the river’s bank and his feet dip in these waters, and it appears as though they would rise higher and higher, the Lord suddenly appears in his power and presence, and then the water sinks. He speaks a word of peace to his soul upon a dying bed—reveals Christ in his love and grace and blood—removes those doubts, fears, and disturbing thoughts which have perplexed him for years, and brings into his heart a holy calm, a sweet peace, assuring him that all is well with him, both for time and eternity. Has he not then the fulfillment of the promise, "When you go through deep waters, I will be with you"?