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Isaiah 40:26
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24 Scarcely shall they be planted,
Scarcely shall they be sown,
Scarcely shall their stock take root in the earth,
When He will also blow on them,
And they will wither,
And the whirlwind will take them away like stubble.
25 “Toa whom then will you liken Me,
Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One. 
26 Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
aHe calls them all by name,
By the greatness of His might
And the strength of His power;
Not one is missing. 
27 aWhy do you say, O Jacob,
And speak, O Israel:
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And my just claim is passed over by my God”? 
28 Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
aHis understanding is unsearchable. 
29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who await on the Lord
bShall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint. 
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What Does Isaiah 40:26 Mean?



Isaiah 40:12-31

Making and worshipping an idol is foolishness and a lie, because a manmade image can never truthfully represent the Eternal God. For a son of God, worshipping idols is irrational (Acts 17:29); to look to something physical as important or more important than God defies all wisdom. The way the world looks to physical objects is superstition (e.g., good luck charms, religious crosses, shrines).

Martin G. Collins
The Second Commandment

Related Topics: False Concept of God | False Image of God | Good Luck Charms | Idol | Idolatry | Image and Likeness of God | Manmade Image | Religious Crosses | Second Commandment | Shrines | Superstition | The Second Commandment | Worshipping Idols | Worshipping Things




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 40:26:

Amos 3:7
Matthew 24:36
1 Corinthians 13:8
1 Corinthians 13:8


 
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