Isaiah
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Isaiah 45:5
“I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:”
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Isaiah 45:5 Context
2I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: 3And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel. 4For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. 5I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. 7I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. 8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.
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Other Translations for Isaiah 45:5
¶ I am the Lord, and there is none els, there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not knowen me:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me;
- American Standard Version (1901)
I am the Lord, and there is no other; there is no God but me: I will make you ready for war, though you had no knowledge of me:
- Basic English Bible
I [am] Jehovah, and there is none else; there is no God beside me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me;
- Darby Bible
I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God besides me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
- Webster's Bible
I am Yahweh, and there is none else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;
- World English Bible
I [am] Jehovah, and there is none else, Except Me there is no God, I gird thee, and thou hast not known Me.
- Youngs Literal Bible
I am the LORD, and there is none else, beside Me there is no God; I have girded thee, though thou hast not known Me;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible Commentary for Isaiah 45:5
Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 45:5
45:5 I girded - I made thee strong and active, and disposed thee for these great and warlike enterprizes.
7 I form the light and create darkness,
I bring prosperity and create disaster;
I, the Lord, do all these things. (NIV)
These verses from verse 1 to 7, is a discourse to Cyrus, the Persian King, revealing Who this God is, Who will use the king as His instrument. So verse 7 comes as a further reminder to Cyrus that this God is unlike anyone else: He creates Light & He has the power to remove it (once Light from a source is removed, darkness prevails - it's the default with light's absence). He can bring about peace (or, happiness, prosperity) & also can remove that (thereby evil will become present & rampant, as a default state, with Satan's affectation upon man & the world). The Lord has the power to do all things, which the Persian gods could never do.
To be able to correctly understand the 'behaviour' of a Holy God Who can do no evil, for evil is never present within Him, the only way that I can read this verse, is to know that the God Who creates, can also remove (i.e. the opposite is 'created') & not that God has any unjustified evil planned that He wants to create. However, it is true, God does bring on 'evil', as in consigning men to hell, but that comes as a justified punishment for man's disobedience & rejection of Him.
The first thing I'd say is not to use NIV, instead use KJV. Modern translations are less accurate.
God created people, and is therefore responsible for His creations. As an example, if someone chooses to do someone else harm for an unholy reason, that person must reap what they've sown. It's up to God to give that person a perfect punishment(assuming they are unrepenting nonbelievers), and in order to do that God must create a situation in which there's a fitting disaster for them. Only then is "balance" restored, and do people get what they deserve.
Loving doesn't mean God won't uphold morality and justice, but it does mean He is merciful.
Disaster exists because of sin. God doesn't enjoy causing disaster, but it is necessary.
Darkness = evil = trials, tribulations and all sorts of problems encountered by Christians = use by God to test our faith in God
If & when Christians chose not to rely on own understanding, seek God's wisdom, able to go through trials/problems, by faith able to solve problems. During the process - made mistakes but learned new things - what works, what doesn't work gained wisdom, leads to success
Prosperity - successful life on earth while having intimate fellowship with God.
Disaster - however, if and when Christians because of prideful desires, chose not to seek God's guidance, continue to struggle, makes mistakes after mistakes, discouraged, get addicted into something - bring disaster to self - broken relationships.
God created all these things for our common good. God loves us, gave us freedom to see the light, darkness, prosperity and disaster to teach us lessons, to purge and cleanse us from our self-centered free will walking in the flesh versus walking in the spirit.
God states that there is No God beside me .
This was way before Jesus ascension up into heaven , correct ?
So now Jesus is sitting at the Fathers right hand beside God .
Would God still say this now ?
Yes Jesus was not there before , and no man hath seen God , but now the man Jesus is at Gods right hand .
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