Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Now because it was too tedious to draw a long catalogue of all, he names this first and excellent miracle among the rest; namely, the wonderful deliverance of the people out of Egypt. For by Rahab, I doubt not but he means proud and cruel Egypt: as in the 87. Psalm; I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon, among those which know me. Also, Ezekiel calls the King of Egypt a dragon: 29.3. Behold, I come against thee Pharaoh King of Egypt, the great dragon, that lieth in the midst of the rivers. Thus it sufficiently appears, ⟨p. 539⟩and all (in a manner) are of the same opinion, that the Prophet here puts them in mind of that strange deliverance of the people out of Egypt. If the pride and loftiness of Egypt was at that time brought low; if the dragon was then slain; why should we not still hope for the like?

Now because it was too tedious to draw a long catalogue of all, hee names this first and excellent miracle among the rest; namely, the wonderfull deliuerance of the people out of Egypt. For by Rahab, I doubt not but he means proud and cruell Egypt: as in the 87. Psalme; I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon, among those which know me. Also, Ezechiel calles the King of Egypt a dragon: 29.3. Behold, I come against thee Pharaoh King of Egypt, the great dragon, that lieth in the midst of the riuers. Thus it sufficiently appeares, ⟨p. 539⟩and all (in a maner) are of the same opinion, that the Prophet heere puts them in minde of that strange deliuerance of the people out of Egypt. If the pride and loftinesse of Egygt was at that time brought low; if the dragon was then slaine; why should wee not still hope for the like?

Art not thou that arm?] The Prophet reasons from the nature of God: for this cannot be said of the arm of flesh: the strength whereof (be it never so great) yet decays and diminisheth in succession of time.¹ Milo, who was the stoutest and strongest among many, waxing old, and looking upon his arm, sighed, because he felt himself destitute of that force which once he enjoyed: but it is not thus with God, for his power can never diminish. These words then, Art not thou that arm? must be read with a certain vehemency: for the Prophet shows that the Lord is the same which he was wont to be, in regard he continues always one and the same.