Isaiah 42:8

I am the Lord, that is my name,.... Jehovah, a name expressive of his self-existence, eternity, and immutability; a name by which be made himself known to Israel of old, and which is peculiar to him,…

I am the Lord - I am Yahweh. Here is also a change in the address. In the previous verses, God had addressed the Messiah. Here he turns to the people, and assures them that he is the only true God,…

Here is I. The covenant God made with and the commission he gave to the Messiah, Isa 42:5-7, which are an exposition of Isa 42:1, Behold my servant, whom I uphold.

1. The royal titles by which the…

my glory … another (Cf. ch. Isa 48:11) the glory of true deity, which would be forfeited if Jehovah were unable to predict the future, or if His predictions should fail (Isa 42:42).