Old Testament Exigesis CLC Yr1

Isaiah 43:1–2 (ESV)

But now thus says the Lord,

he who created you, O Jacob,

he who formed you, O Israel:

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;

I have called you by name, you are mine.

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;

and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;

when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,

and the flame shall not consume you.

Background and Context:

Chapters 40-55 are a poetic oracle in which the supremacy of God is