Message One
Announcing
the All-inclusive Christ,
Jehovah the Savior, as the Glad Tidings
Scripture Reading: Isa. 40:1-26
Isa. 40:1-26 Comfort, oh, comfort My people, / Says your God. 2Speak unto the heart of Jerusalem, / And cry out to her, / That her warfare has finished, / That the penalty for her iniquity has been accepted; / For she has received from the hand of Jehovah double / For all her sins. 3The voice of one who cries / In the wilderness: Make clear / The way of Jehovah; / Make straight in the desert / A highway for our God. 4Every valley will be lifted up, / And every mountain and hill will be made low, / And the crooked places will become straight, / And the rough places, a broad plain. 5Then the glory of Jehovah will be revealed, / And all flesh will see it together, / Because the mouth of Jehovah has spoken 6A voice said, Cry out. / And he said, What shall I cry? / All flesh is grass / And all its glory is like the flower of the field; 7The grass withers, the flower fades, / Because the breath of Jehovah blows upon it. / Surely the people are grass. 8The grass withers and the flower fades, / But the word of our God will stand forever. 9Go up to a high mountain, / O Zion, who brings glad tidings; / Lift up your voice with power, / O Jerusalem, who brings glad tidings; / Lift it up, Do not be afraid. / Say to the cities of Judah, / Behold your God! 10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty One, / And His arm will rule for Him. / Behold, His reward is with Him, / And His recompense before Him. 11He will feed His flock as a Shepherd; / In His arm He will gather the lambs; / In His bosom He will carry them. / He will lead those who are nursing the young. 12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, / Who has calculated the extent of the heavens with a handspan, / And measured out the dust of the earth by a measure, / And weighed the mountains in scales / And the hills in balances? 13Who has directed the Spirit of Jehovah, / Or who has made matters known to Him as His counselor? 14With whom did He consult and who instructed Him, / And taught Him in the path of justice, / And taught Him knowledge, / And caused Him to know the way of understanding? 15Indeed the nations are like a drop from a bucket, / And are accounted as specks of dust on the scales. / Indeed He takes up the islands as very fine powder. 16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, / Nor are its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. 17All the nations are as nothing before Him; / They are counted by Him as less than nothing and vanity. 18To whom then will you liken God? / Or what likeness will you compare to Him? 19When the workman has cast an idol, / A goldsmith overlays it with gold / Also refining chains of silver for it. 20He that is so impoverished that he lacks an offering / Chooses wood that will not rot, / And seeks a skillful craftsman for himself / To prepare an idol that will not be moved. 21Do you not know? Have you not heard? / Has it not been told to you from the beginning? / Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, / And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; / Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, / And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in; 23Who brings the princes to nought; / He makes the judges of the earth as nothing. 24They have scarcely been planted; / They have scarcely been sown; / Their stem has scarcely taken root in the earth; / Nevertheless He blows on them and they are withered, / And the storm wind carries them away like stubble. 25To whom will you liken Me, / That I should be compared? Says the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on high, / And see who has created these things, / Who brings out their host by number; / He calls all of them by name. / Through the greatness of His might and the strength of His power / Not one of them is missing.
Isa. 40:5 Then the glory of Jehovah will be revealed, / And all flesh will see it together, / Because the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.
Isa. 40:9 Go up to a high mountain, / O Zion, who brings glad tidings; / Lift up your voice with power, / O Jerusalem, who brings glad tidings; / Lift it up, Do not be afraid. / Say to the cities of Judah, / Behold your God!
Isa. 43:3 Because I am Jehovah your God, / The Holy One of Israel, your Savior, / I have given Egypt as your ransom, / Cush and Seba instead of you.
Isa. 43:11 I, even I, am Jehovah; / And there is no Savior besides Me.
Isa. 45:21 Declare and present your case; / Indeed, let them take counsel together. / Who related this long ago; / Who declared it from that time? / Was it not I, Jehovah? / And there is no other God besides Me; / A righteous God and Savior, / And there is no one except Me.
Isa. 49:26 And I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; / And they will be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; / Then all flesh will know / That I am Jehovah your Savior / And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Isa. 60:16 And you will suck the milk of nations / And suck the breast of kings; / Thus you will know that I, Jehovah, am your Savior / And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
Exo. 3:14 And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And He said, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
Isa. 40:12-18 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, / Who has calculated the extent of the heavens with a handspan, / And measured out the dust of the earth by a measure, / And weighed the mountains in scales / And the hills in balances? 13Who has directed the Spirit of Jehovah, / Or who has made matters known to Him as His counselor? 14With whom did He consult and who instructed Him, / And taught Him in the path of justice, / And taught Him knowledge, / And caused Him to know the way of understanding? 15Indeed the nations are like a drop from a bucket, / And are accounted as specks of dust on the scales. / Indeed He takes up the islands as very fine powder. 16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, / Nor are its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. 17All the nations are as nothing before Him; / They are counted by Him as less than nothing and vanity. 18To whom then will you liken God? / Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
Heb. 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to Him, for he who comes forward to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Exo. 3:14 And God said to Moses, I AM WHO I AM. And He said, Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
John 18:4-6 Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, went forth and said to them, Whom do you seek? 5They answered Him, Jesus the Nazarene. He said to them, I am. And Judas also, who was betraying Him, was standing with them. 6When therefore He said to them, I am, they drew back and fell to the ground.
John 8:24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.
John 8:28 Jesus therefore said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am, and that I do nothing from Myself, but as My Father has taught Me, I speak these things.
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
Matt. 1:21 And she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins.
Isa. 40:3 The voice of one who cries / In the wilderness: Make clear / The way of Jehovah; / Make straight in the desert / A highway for our God.
Isa. 40:5 Then the glory of Jehovah will be revealed, / And all flesh will see it together, / Because the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.
Isa. 40:9-10 Go up to a high mountain, / O Zion, who brings glad tidings; / Lift up your voice with power, / O Jerusalem, who brings glad tidings; / Lift it up, Do not be afraid. / Say to the cities of Judah, / Behold your God! 10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty One, / And His arm will rule for Him. / Behold, His reward is with Him, / And His recompense before Him.
Isa. 40:11 He will feed His flock as a Shepherd; / In His arm He will gather the lambs; / In His bosom He will carry them. / He will lead those who are nursing the young.
Isa. 40:1-2 Comfort, oh, comfort My people, / Says your God. 2Speak unto the heart of Jerusalem, / And cry out to her, / That her warfare has finished, / That the penalty for her iniquity has been accepted; / For she has received from the hand of Jehovah double / For all her sins.
Isa. 40:3-4 The voice of one who cries / In the wilderness: Make clear / The way of Jehovah; / Make straight in the desert / A highway for our God. 4Every valley will be lifted up, / And every mountain and hill will be made low, / And the crooked places will become straight, / And the rough places, a broad plain.
Matt. 3:1-3 Now in those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2And saying, Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens has drawn near. 3For this is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, ¡°A voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight His paths.¡±
Isa. 40:3 The voice of one who cries / In the wilderness: Make clear / The way of Jehovah; / Make straight in the desert / A highway for our God.
Prov. 4:20-23 My son, be attentive to my words; / Incline your ear to my sayings. 21Do not let them depart from your sight; / Keep them in the midst of your heart. 22For they are life to those who find them, / And healing to all their flesh. 23Keep your heart with all vigilance, / For from it are the issues of life.
Matt. 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Matt. 15:7-8 Hypocrites! Well has Isaiah prophesied concerning you, saying, 8¡°This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart stays far away from Me;
Luke 1:17 And it is he who will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the prudence of the righteous, to prepare for the Lord a people made ready.
Eph. 3:16-17 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit into the inner man, 17That Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith, that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Isa. 40:3 The voice of one who cries / In the wilderness: Make clear / The way of Jehovah; / Make straight in the desert / A highway for our God.
Matt. 1:21 And she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins.
Isa. 40:5 Then the glory of Jehovah will be revealed, / And all flesh will see it together, / Because the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.
2 Cor. 4:4-6 In whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelievers that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine on them. 5For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus¡¯ sake. 6Because the God who said, Out of darkness light shall shine, is the One who shined in our hearts to illuminate the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Heb. 1:3 Who, being the effulgence of His glory and the impress of His substance and upholding and bearing all things by the word of His power, having made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Luke 1:78 Because of the merciful compassions of our God, in which the rising sun will visit us from on high,
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
Heb. 1:3 Who, being the effulgence of His glory and the impress of His substance and upholding and bearing all things by the word of His power, having made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Luke 1:78-79 Because of the merciful compassions of our God, in which the rising sun will visit us from on high, 79To shine upon those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Matt. 17:1-2 And after six days Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and brought them up to a high mountain privately. 2And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as the light.
Matt. 17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have found My delight. Hear Him!
Luke 2:25-32 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. And this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26And it had been divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord¡¯s Christ. 27And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the little child Jesus for them to do according to the custom of the law concerning Him, 28He received Him into his arms and blessed God and said, 29Now You release Your slave, Master, according to Your word, in peace; 30For my eyes have seen Your salvation, 31Which You have prepared before the face of all the peoples, 32A light for revelation to the Gentiles and the glory of Your people Israel.
Luke 9:32 Now Peter and those with him had been overcome with sleep, but when they had fully woken up, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with Him.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
2 Pet. 1:16-18 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we became eyewitnesses of that One¡¯s majesty. 17For He received from God the Father honor and glory, a voice such as this being borne to Him by the magnificent glory: This is My Son, My Beloved, in whom I delight. 18And this voice we heard being borne out of heaven while we were with Him in the holy mountain.
Col. 1:27 To whom God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
2 Cor. 3:15-16 Indeed unto this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart; 16But whenever their heart turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
2 Cor. 3:18 But we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit.
2 Cor. 4:4 In whom the god of this age has blinded the thoughts of the unbelievers that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not shine on them.
2 Cor. 4:6 Because the God who said, Out of darkness light shall shine, is the One who shined in our hearts to illuminate the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
2 Cor. 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not out of us.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
John 1:29 The next day he saw Jesus coming to him and said, Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 1:32 And John testified, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He abode upon Him.
John 1:36 And looking at Jesus walking, he said, Behold, the Lamb of God!
John 1:42 He led him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; you shall be called Cephas (which is interpreted, Peter).
John 1:51 And He said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, You shall see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.
John 3:34 For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for He gives the Spirit not by measure.
John 7:16-17 Jesus therefore answered them and said, My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. 17If anyone resolves to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.
John 14:24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine, but the Father¡¯s who sent Me.
Isa. 40:8 The grass withers and the flower fades, / But the word of our God will stand forever.
Col. 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,
Rom. 1:1 Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, a called apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Rom. 1:3-4 Concerning His Son, who came out of the seed of David according to the flesh, 4Who was designated the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness out of the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord;
Rom. 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes, both to Jew first and to Greek.
Rom. 10:6-8 But the righteousness which is out of faith speaks in this way, ¡°Do not say in your heart, Who will ascend into heaven?¡± that is, to bring Christ down; 7Or, ¡°Who will descend into the abyss?¡± that is, to bring Christ up from the dead. 8But what does it say? ¡°The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart,¡± that is, the word of the faith which we proclaim,
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
John 1:18 No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
John 3:34 For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for He gives the Spirit not by measure.
John 5:36-37 But I have the testimony which is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father has given Me to finish, the works themselves which I do, testify concerning Me that the Father has sent Me. 37And the Father who sent Me, He has testified concerning Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor have you seen His form,
John 7:17 If anyone resolves to do His will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself.
John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words that I say to you I do not speak from Myself, but the Father who abides in Me does His works.
Isa. 40:6-8 A voice said, Cry out. / And he said, What shall I cry? / All flesh is grass / And all its glory is like the flower of the field; 7The grass withers, the flower fades, / Because the breath of Jehovah blows upon it. / Surely the people are grass. 8The grass withers and the flower fades, / But the word of our God will stand forever.
1 Pet. 1:23-25 Having been regenerated not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding word of God. 24For ¡°all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass has withered, and the flower has fallen off, 25But the word of the Lord abides forever.¡± And this is the word which has been announced to you as the gospel.
John 1:12-13 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those who believe into His name, 13Who were begotten not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 3:15 That everyone who believes into Him may have eternal life.
1 Pet. 1:23-25 Having been regenerated not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding word of God. 24For ¡°all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass has withered, and the flower has fallen off, 25But the word of the Lord abides forever.¡± And this is the word which has been announced to you as the gospel.
Isa. 40:6-8 A voice said, Cry out. / And he said, What shall I cry? / All flesh is grass / And all its glory is like the flower of the field; 7The grass withers, the flower fades, / Because the breath of Jehovah blows upon it. / Surely the people are grass. 8The grass withers and the flower fades, / But the word of our God will stand forever.
1 Pet. 1:23-25 Having been regenerated not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through the living and abiding word of God. 24For ¡°all flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass has withered, and the flower has fallen off, 25But the word of the Lord abides forever.¡± And this is the word which has been announced to you as the gospel.
Rev. 2:7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, to him I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.
Isa. 40:9 Go up to a high mountain, / O Zion, who brings glad tidings; / Lift up your voice with power, / O Jerusalem, who brings glad tidings; / Lift it up, Do not be afraid. / Say to the cities of Judah, / Behold your God!
Matt. 1:18-23 Now the origin of Jesus Christ was in this way: His mother, Mary, after she had been engaged to Joseph, before they came together, was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit. 19And Joseph her husband, being righteous and not willing to disgrace her openly, intended to send her away secretly. 20But while he pondered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife, for that which has been begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. 21And she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins. 22Now all this has happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, 23¡°Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel¡± (which is translated, God with us).
Luke 1:35 And the angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the holy thing which is born will be called the Son of God.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
John 8:24 Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am, you will die in your sins.
John 8:28 Jesus therefore said to them, When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am, and that I do nothing from Myself, but as My Father has taught Me, I speak these things.
John 8:58 Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.
Matt. 1:21 And she will bear a son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins.
1 Tim. 3:16 And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was manifested in the flesh, / Justified in the Spirit, / Seen by angels, / Preached among the nations, / Believed on in the world, / Taken up in glory.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:14 And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us (and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and reality.
1 Tim. 3:16 And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was manifested in the flesh, / Justified in the Spirit, / Seen by angels, / Preached among the nations, / Believed on in the world, / Taken up in glory.
Col. 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,
Isa. 40:9 Go up to a high mountain, / O Zion, who brings glad tidings; / Lift up your voice with power, / O Jerusalem, who brings glad tidings; / Lift it up, Do not be afraid. / Say to the cities of Judah, / Behold your God!
Isa. 40:10 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty One, / And His arm will rule for Him. / Behold, His reward is with Him, / And His recompense before Him.
Matt. 2:6 ¡°And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means are you the least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler, One who will shepherd My people Israel.¡±
Matt. 25:14-30 For the kingdom of the heavens is just like a man about to go abroad, who called his own slaves and delivered to them his possessions. 15To one he gave five talents, and to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability. And he went abroad. 16Immediately he who had received the five talents went and traded with them and gained another five. Similarly, he who had received the two gained another two. 18But he who had received the one went off and dug in the earth and hid his master¡¯s money. 19Now after a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. 20And he who had received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, Master, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I have gained another five talents. 21His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master. 22And he who had received the two talents also came and said, Master, you delivered to me two talents; behold, I have gained another two talents. 23His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master. 24Then he who had received the one talent also came and said, Master, I knew about you, that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow. 25And I was afraid and went off and hid your talent in the earth; behold, you have what is yours. 26And his master answered and said to him, Evil and slothful slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not winnow. 27Therefore you should have deposited my money with the money changers; and when I came, I would have recovered what is mine with interest. 28Take away therefore the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he shall abound; but from him who does not have, even that which he has shall be taken away from him. 30And cast out the useless slave into the outer darkness. In that place there will be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
2 Cor. 5:10 For we must all be manifested before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done through the body according to what he has practiced, whether good or bad.
Isa. 40:11 He will feed His flock as a Shepherd; / In His arm He will gather the lambs; / In His bosom He will carry them. / He will lead those who are nursing the young.
Matt. 2:6 ¡°And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by no means are you the least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come forth a Ruler, One who will shepherd My people Israel.¡±
Matt. 9:36 And seeing the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and cast away like sheep not having a shepherd.
John 10:2-4 But he who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he puts forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
John 10:11 I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
John 10:14 I am the good Shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me,
Isa. 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, / And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; / Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, / And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Isa. 40:25-26 To whom will you liken Me, / That I should be compared? Says the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on high, / And see who has created these things, / Who brings out their host by number; / He calls all of them by name. / Through the greatness of His might and the strength of His power / Not one of them is missing.
Isa. 40:28 Do you not know, / Or have you not heard, / That the eternal God, Jehovah, / The Creator of the ends of the earth, / Does not faint and does not become weary? / There is no searching out of His understanding.
Isa. 40:12-18 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, / Who has calculated the extent of the heavens with a handspan, / And measured out the dust of the earth by a measure, / And weighed the mountains in scales / And the hills in balances? 13Who has directed the Spirit of Jehovah, / Or who has made matters known to Him as His counselor? 14With whom did He consult and who instructed Him, / And taught Him in the path of justice, / And taught Him knowledge, / And caused Him to know the way of understanding? 15Indeed the nations are like a drop from a bucket, / And are accounted as specks of dust on the scales. / Indeed He takes up the islands as very fine powder. 16And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, / Nor are its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. 17All the nations are as nothing before Him; / They are counted by Him as less than nothing and vanity. 18To whom then will you liken God? / Or what likeness will you compare to Him?
Isa. 40:28 Do you not know, / Or have you not heard, / That the eternal God, Jehovah, / The Creator of the ends of the earth, / Does not faint and does not become weary? / There is no searching out of His understanding.
Isa. 40:22 It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, / And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; / Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, / And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in;
Isa. 40:15 Indeed the nations are like a drop from a bucket, / And are accounted as specks of dust on the scales. / Indeed He takes up the islands as very fine powder.
Isa. 40:17 All the nations are as nothing before Him; / They are counted by Him as less than nothing and vanity.
Eccl. 1:2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; / Vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
S. S. 1:1 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon¡¯s.
Isa. 40:15 Indeed the nations are like a drop from a bucket, / And are accounted as specks of dust on the scales. / Indeed He takes up the islands as very fine powder.
Isa. 40:17 All the nations are as nothing before Him; / They are counted by Him as less than nothing and vanity.
Phil. 3:7-8 But what things were gains to me, these I have counted as loss on account of Christ. 8But moreover I also count all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as refuse that I may gain Christ
Isa. 40:18-26 To whom then will you liken God? / Or what likeness will you compare to Him? 19When the workman has cast an idol, / A goldsmith overlays it with gold / Also refining chains of silver for it. 20He that is so impoverished that he lacks an offering / Chooses wood that will not rot, / And seeks a skillful craftsman for himself / To prepare an idol that will not be moved. 21Do you not know? Have you not heard? / Has it not been told to you from the beginning? / Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? 22It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, / And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; / Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, / And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in; 23Who brings the princes to nought; / He makes the judges of the earth as nothing. 24They have scarcely been planted; / They have scarcely been sown; / Their stem has scarcely taken root in the earth; / Nevertheless He blows on them and they are withered, / And the storm wind carries them away like stubble. 25To whom will you liken Me, / That I should be compared? Says the Holy One. 26Lift up your eyes on high, / And see who has created these things, / Who brings out their host by number; / He calls all of them by name. / Through the greatness of His might and the strength of His power / Not one of them is missing.
Isa. 40:3 The voice of one who cries / In the wilderness: Make clear / The way of Jehovah; / Make straight in the desert / A highway for our God.
Isa. 40:5 Then the glory of Jehovah will be revealed, / And all flesh will see it together, / Because the mouth of Jehovah has spoken.
Isa. 40:6-8 A voice said, Cry out. / And he said, What shall I cry? / All flesh is grass / And all its glory is like the flower of the field; 7The grass withers, the flower fades, / Because the breath of Jehovah blows upon it. / Surely the people are grass. 8The grass withers and the flower fades, / But the word of our God will stand forever.
Isa. 40:9-12 Go up to a high mountain, / O Zion, who brings glad tidings; / Lift up your voice with power, / O Jerusalem, who brings glad tidings; / Lift it up, Do not be afraid. / Say to the cities of Judah, / Behold your God! 10Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty One, / And His arm will rule for Him. / Behold, His reward is with Him, / And His recompense before Him. 11He will feed His flock as a Shepherd; / In His arm He will gather the lambs; / In His bosom He will carry them. / He will lead those who are nursing the young. 12Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, / Who has calculated the extent of the heavens with a handspan, / And measured out the dust of the earth by a measure, / And weighed the mountains in scales / And the hills in balances?