Isaiah 45:18

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For this is what the LORD says, the one who created the sky– he is the true God, the one who formed the earth and made it; he established it, he did not create it without order, he formed it to be inhabited–“I am the LORD, I have no peer.

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  • Isa 42:5 : 5 This is what the true God, the LORD, says– the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:
  • Gen 1:2 : 2 Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water.
  • Ps 115:16 : 16 The heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to mankind.
  • Ezek 36:10-12 : 10 I will multiply your people– the whole house of Israel, all of it. The cities will be populated and the ruins rebuilt. 11 I will increase the number of people and animals on you; they will increase and be fruitful. I will cause you to be inhabited as in ancient times, and will do more good for you than at the beginning of your history. Then you will know that I am the LORD. 12 I will lead people, my people Israel, across you; they will possess you and you will become their inheritance. No longer will you bereave them of their children.
  • Gen 1:26 : 26 Then God said,“Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”
  • Gen 1:28 : 28 God blessed them and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”
  • Isa 45:12 : 12 I made the earth; I created the people who live on it. It was me– my hands stretched out the sky. I give orders to all the heavenly lights.
  • Jer 10:12 : 12 The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.
  • Jer 51:15 : 15 He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.
  • Gen 9:1 : 1 God’s Covenant with Humankind through Noah Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
  • Isa 45:5-6 : 5 I am the LORD, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me. 6 I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the LORD, I have no peer.

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  • 2“I, the LORD, do these things. I, the LORD, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the LORD. I say to you,

  • 5This is what the true God, the LORD, says– the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it:

  • 24The Lord Empowers Cyrus This is what the LORD, your protector, says, the one who formed you in the womb:“I am the LORD, who made everything, who alone stretched out the sky, who fashioned the earth all by myself,

  • Isa 45:11-12
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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!

    12I made the earth; I created the people who live on it. It was me– my hands stretched out the sky. I give orders to all the heavenly lights.

  • Isa 45:5-8
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    5I am the LORD, I have no peer, there is no God but me. I arm you for battle, even though you do not recognize me.

    6I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the LORD, I have no peer.

    7I 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.

    8O 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.

  • 13For here he is! He formed the mountains and created the wind. He reveals his plans to men. He turns the dawn into darkness and marches on the heights of the earth. The LORD God of Heaven’s Armies, is his name!”

  • Isa 45:21-22
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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.

    22Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth’s remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.

  • 19I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants,‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the LORD, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements.

  • 9Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

  • Isa 44:6-8
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    6The Absurdity of Idolatry This is what the LORD, Israel’s king, says, their protector, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I am the first and I am the last, there is no God but me.

    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!

    8Don’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.

  • Isa 43:10-13
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    10You are my witnesses,” says the LORD,“my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe in me, and understand that I am he. No god was formed before me, and none will outlive me.

    11I, I am the LORD, and there is no deliverer besides me.

    12I decreed and delivered and proclaimed, and there was no other god among you. You are my witnesses,” says the LORD,“that I am God.

    13From this day forward I am he; no one can deliver from my power; I will act, and who can prevent it?”

  • 17For look, I am ready to create new heavens and a new earth! The former ones will not be remembered; no one will think about them anymore.

  • 1The Repentance of Judah This is an oracle, the LORD’s message concerning Israel: The LORD– he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person– says,

  • 6He builds the upper rooms of his palace in heaven and sets its foundation supports on the earth. He summons the water of the sea and pours it out on the earth’s surface. The LORD is his name.

  • 16Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. I create the destroyer so he might devastate.

  • 15He is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom fixed the world in place, by his understanding he spread out the heavens.

  • Isa 43:15-16
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    15I am the LORD, your Holy One, the one who created Israel, your king.”

    16This is what the LORD says, the one who made a road through the sea, a pathway through the surging waters,

  • 4Who acts and carries out decrees? Who summons the successive generations from the beginning? I, the LORD, am present at the very beginning, and at the very end– I am the one.

  • 21the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me.”

  • Isa 51:15-16
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    15I am the LORD your God, who churns up the sea so that its waves surge. The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is his name!

    16Zion’s Time to Celebrate I commission you as my spokesman; I cover you with the palm of my hand, to establish the sky and to found the earth, to say to Zion,‘You are my people.’”

  • 7everyone who belongs to me, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed– yes, whom I made!

  • 5“I made the earth and the people and animals on it by my mighty power and great strength, and I give it to whomever I see fit.

  • 1This is what the LORD says:“The heavens are my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where then is the house you will build for me? Where is the place where I will rest?

  • 6the one who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who remains forever faithful,

  • 25Certainly you must have heard! Long ago I worked it out. In ancient times I planned it; and now I am bringing it to pass. The plan is this: Fortified cities will crash into heaps of ruins.

  • 19The LORD, who is the portion of the descendants of Jacob, is not like them. For he is the one who created everything, including the people of Israel whom he claims as his own. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • 17Israel will be delivered once and for all by the LORD; you will never again be ashamed or humiliated.

  • 11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

  • Isa 40:21-22
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    21Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told to you since the very beginning? Have you not understood from the time the earth’s foundations were made?

    22He is the one who sits on the earth’s horizon; its inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. He is the one who stretches out the sky like a thin curtain, and spreads it out like a pitched tent.

  • 5The sea is his, for he made it. His hands formed the dry land.

  • 4Well-Fed Israel Will Be Fed to Wild Animals But I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt. Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me; except me there is no Savior.

  • 24“Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the LORD asks.“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” the LORD asks.

  • Jer 10:11-12
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    11You people of Israel should tell those nations this:‘These gods did not make heaven and earth. They will disappear from the earth and from under the heavens.’

    12The LORD is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.

  • 1The Lord Will Rescue His People Now, this is what the LORD says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel:“Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.

  • 5For all the gods of the nations are worthless, but the LORD made the sky.

  • 16The LORD, who is the inheritance of Jacob’s descendants, is not like them. He is the one who created everything. And the people of Israel are those he claims as his own. His name is the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”