Former Things
“Remember ye not the former things” — the command redirects attention from what has been toward what God announces.
Scripture Vision Series
BIBLICAL COVENANT · ISAIAH 43:18–19 · KJV
BEHOLD,
I WILL DO
A NEW THING.
A way in the wilderness. Rivers in the desert.
A promise that the barren place is not beyond God's reach.
FORMER THINGS → NEW THING → A WAY → RIVERS
THE LORD SPEAKS · ISAIAH 43:19
The Word · KJV
ISAIAH 43:18–19 · KING JAMES VERSION
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Four Movements of the Promise
A New Thing
“Now it shall spring forth” — God's declaration calls for recognition, not merely anticipation.
A Way
“A way in the wilderness” — a path where the landscape appears to offer none.
Rivers
“Rivers in the desert” — life-giving provision in a place associated with scarcity.
From Wilderness to Water
Remember the speaker
In Isaiah 43, the LORD addresses His people and speaks of redemption and deliverance. This promise belongs first to that prophetic context.
Behold the new
The passage contrasts former mighty acts with a new work God declares He will do. The call is to perceive His action.
Walk with hope
As a devotional application, ask where old expectations may obscure attention to God's guidance, without assuming every personal plan is a divine promise.
Reflection & Prayer
SELECT A REFLECTION
What past event, expectation, or disappointment occupies so much attention that it becomes difficult to notice what is before you?
Prayer: LORD, teach me to hear Your Word faithfully, remember Your works rightly, and trust Your wisdom for the road ahead. Amen.