Isaiah 40:21 Cross References

Isaiah 40:21

21: Have you never heard or understood? Are you deaf to the words of God--the words he gave before the world began? Are you so ignorant?

It was my hand that laid the foundations of the earth. The palm of my right hand spread out the heavens above. I spoke, and they came into being.

but he never left himself without a witness. There were always his reminders, such as sending you rain and good crops and giving you food and joyful hearts."

For the truth about God is known to them instinctively. God has put this knowledge in their hearts.
From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can clearly see his invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God.
Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. The result was that their minds became dark and confused.

When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done.

Yet you have forgotten the LORD, your Creator, the one who put the stars in the sky and established the earth. Will you remain in constant dread of human oppression? Will you continue to fear the anger of your enemies from morning till night?

The wisest of people who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!
They bring beaten sheets of silver from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz, and they give these materials to skillful craftsmen who make their idols. Then they dress these gods in royal purple robes made by expert tailors.
But the LORD is the only true God, the living God. He is the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations hide before his wrath.
Say this to those who worship other gods: "Your so-called gods, who did not make the heavens and earth, will vanish from the earth."
But God made the earth by his power, and he preserves it by his wisdom. He has stretched out the heavens by his understanding.

The heavens tell of the glory of God. The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known.
They speak without a sound or a word; their voice is silent in the skies;
yet their message has gone out to all the earth, and their words to all the world. The sun lives in the heavens where God placed it.
It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding. It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.

The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He is trusting something that can give him no help at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, "Is this thing, this idol that I'm holding in my hand, a lie?"

The people are like the dead branches of a tree, broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots. Israel is a foolish and stupid nation, for its people have turned away from God. Therefore, the one who made them will show them no pity or mercy.

Then what's the advantage of being a Jew? Is there any value in the Jewish ceremony of circumcision?
Yes, being a Jew has many advantages. First of all, the Jews were entrusted with the whole revelation of God.

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