Isaiah 41:23
Predict how future events will turn out, so we might know you are gods. Yes, do something good or bad, so we might be frightened and in awe.
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- Isa 42:9 : 9 Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you.”
- Isa 44:7-8 : 7 Who is like me? Let him make his claim! Let him announce it and explain it to me– since I established an ancient people– let them announce future events! 8 Don’t panic! Don’t be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.
- Jer 10:5 : 5 Such idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They cannot talk. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not be afraid of them because they cannot hurt you. And they do not have any power to help you.”
- John 13:19 : 19 I am telling you this now, before it happens, so that when it happens you may believe that I am he.
- Acts 15:18 : 18 known from long ago.
- Isa 45:3 : 3 I will give you hidden treasures, riches stashed away in secret places, so you may recognize that I am the LORD, the one who calls you by name, the God of Israel.
- Isa 45:7-8 : 7 I am the one who forms light and creates darkness; the one who brings about peace and creates calamity. I am the LORD, who accomplishes all these things. 8 O sky, rain down from above! Let the clouds send down showers of deliverance! Let the earth absorb it so salvation may grow, and deliverance may sprout up along with it. I, the LORD, create it.
- Isa 46:7 : 7 They put it on their shoulder and carry it; they put it in its place and it just stands there; it does not move from its place. Even when someone cries out to it, it does not reply; it does not deliver him from his distress.
- Isa 46:9-9 : 9 Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says,‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
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- Isa 41:20-223 verses89%
20I will do this so people will observe and recognize, so they will pay attention and understand that the LORD’s power has accomplished this, and that the Holy One of Israel has brought it into being.”
21The Lord Challenges the Pagan Gods“Present your argument,” says the LORD.“Produce your evidence,” says Jacob’s king.
22“Let them produce evidence! Let them tell us what will happen! Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, so we may examine them and see how they were fulfilled. Or decree for us some future events!
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8The Lord Declares His Sovereignty Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, those who are deaf, even though they have ears!
9All nations gather together, the peoples assemble. Who among them announced this? Who predicted earlier events for us? Let them produce their witnesses to testify they were right; let them listen and affirm,‘It is true.’
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24Look, you are nothing, and your accomplishments are nonexistent; the one who chooses to worship you is disgusting.
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19They say,“Let him hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see; let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come to pass, then we will know it!”
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26Who decreed this from the beginning, so we could know? Who announced it ahead of time, so we could say,‘He’s correct’? Indeed, none of them decreed it! Indeed, none of them announced it! Indeed, no one heard you say anything!
- Isa 48:5-62 verses72%
5I announced them to you beforehand; before they happened, I predicted them for you, so you could never say,‘My image did these things, my idol, my cast image, decreed them.’
6You have heard; now look at all the evidence! Will you not admit that what I say is true? From this point on I am announcing to you new events that are previously unrevealed and you do not know about.
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28This is just what I told Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do.
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3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”
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7Who is like me? Let him make his claim! Let him announce it and explain it to me– since I established an ancient people– let them announce future events!
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20Can people make their own gods? No, what they make are not gods at all.”
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15Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”
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2and the sign or wonder should come to pass concerning what he said to you, namely,“Let us follow other gods”– gods whom you have not previously known–“and let us serve them.”
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6I thought,‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’
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16May your servants see your work! May their sons see your majesty!
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17“I will explain to you; listen to me, and what I have seen, I will declare,
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5Come and witness God’s exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome!
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12If you yourselves have all seen this, Why in the world do you continue this meaningless talk?
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9Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you.”
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5The Lord Reveals Some Startling News“Look at the nations and pay attention! You will be shocked and amazed! For I will do something in your lifetime that you will not believe even though you are forewarned.
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11What the king is asking is too difficult, and no one exists who can disclose it to the king, except for the gods– but they don’t live among mortals!”
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3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?
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21For now you have become like these streams that are no help; you see a terror, and are afraid.
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8Remember this, so you can be brave! Think about it, you rebels!
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27Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, LORD, have accomplished it.
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11This is what the LORD says, the Holy One of Israel, the one who formed him, concerning things to come:“How dare you question me about my children! How dare you tell me what to do with the work of my own hands!
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40Watch out, then, that what is spoken about by the prophets does not happen to you:
41‘Look, you scoffers; be amazed and perish! For I am doing a work in your days, a work you would never believe, even if someone tells you.’”
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20“Proclaim this message among the descendants of Jacob. Make it known throughout Judah.
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15Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain if we were to pray to him?’
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16Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking:“Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble?
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10who announces the end from the beginning and reveals beforehand what has not yet occurred, who says,‘My plan will be realized, I will accomplish what I desire,’
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21Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another! Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the LORD? I have no peer, there is no God but me, a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me.
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23They said to me,‘Make us gods that will go before us, for as for this fellow Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
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6and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom– for true wisdom has two sides– so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.
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6Many say,“Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!
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3“I announced events beforehand, I issued the decrees and made the predictions; suddenly I acted and they came to pass.
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12Habakkuk Voices Some Concerns LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.
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13You are tired out from listening to so much advice. Let them take their stand– the ones who see omens in the sky, who gaze at the stars, who make monthly predictions– let them rescue you from the disaster that is about to overtake you!
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24Remember to extol his work, which people have praised in song.
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10All of them respond to you, saying:‘You too have become weak like us! You have become just like us!
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22Do any of the worthless idols of the nations cause rain to fall? Do the skies themselves send showers? Is it not you, O Lord our God, who does this? So we put our hopes in you because you alone do all this.”
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18To whom can you compare God? To what image can you liken him?
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10They say to the visionaries,“See no more visions!” and to the seers,“Don’t relate messages to us about what is right! Tell us nice things; relate deceptive messages.
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27Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.”
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11Would not his splendor terrify you and the fear he inspires fall on you?
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2Why should the nations say,“Where is their God?”