In Isaiah, chapter forty-three, verses eighteen through thirteen, “Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? Let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour. I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.
Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?”
Although Israel was still spiritually blind, God had a future for them in HIs plan of redemption; they would still be His witnesses and His servants. The Lord continues here in forty-three, almost staged like a trial setting, with the theme verses above to explain through these scriptures to His people where they were coming from and where He plans to take them if they will listen and follow in obedience. However, it will be up to the people to hear and obey. “To obey is better than sacrifice, as in First Samuel fifteen, verse twenty-two. For believers, some obey God and His Word completely, some partially, and others barely. Therefore, that’s the difference for those receiving God’s blessing, while others create their own.