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Some say that if the LORD made everything alone as per Isaiah 44:24, and because the NT says Jesus was involved
with making creation, then Jesus must be the LORD God.
Before analyzing the passage in question, and the relationship of Christ with God, I am going to provide some
evidence that has to be taken into account when interpreting our passage.
Index
Part 0 Definitions
Part 1 Isaiah Chapters 40-41 Outline
Part 2 Isaiah Chapters 42-43 Outline
Part 3 Isaiah Chapter 44:1-28 Review
Part 4A Isaiah 44:24 Analysis
Part 4B Isaiah 44:24 KJV difference
Part 5 Out of Context
List of Summaries and Final Conclusion
Part 0 Definitions
H3335 Yatsar To form, fashion, frame
H589 ami: word count 8644: my, me, I, account for 8400 of the translations
H905 bad-di: alone, by itself, apart, besides
The analysis will identify that there were numerous OT and NT saviors, the point of this passage is to show that they
are only saviors because God worked through them in that way.
This is important to consider when addressing chapter 44.
The LORD God repeats, again, that he is their God, there are no gods, there never was any gods, nor will there ever be
any other gods. All this in reference to idols and false gods.
Summary:
Isaiah 42 God, through Isaiah, continues to repeat that He created heaven and earth. God does not give his praise to
idols or false gods. The people are spiritually blind and deaf and utterly put to shame for believing in false gods and
idols.
Isaiah 43 The LORD God repeats, again, that he is their God, there are no gods, there never was any gods, nor will
there ever be any other gods. All this in reference to idols and false gods.
says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: I am the first and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.
7 Who is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and set it before me, since I appointed an ancient
people. Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
8 Fear not, nor be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? And you are my witnesses! Is there a
God besides me? There is no Rock; I know not any.
9 All who fashion idols are nothing, and the things they delight in do not profit. Their witnesses neither see nor
know, that they may be put to shame.
10 Who fashions a god or casts an idol that is profitable for nothing?
Vs6 Again, there is no god beside the LORD God
Vs7 The LORD is ridiculing the people for their beliefs, asks for other so called gods to speak up and prophecy
Vs8 The LORD asks if there is a god besides Him, He says he doesn't know one.
Vs9 The makers of idols are nothing
Vs10 What sense is it to make a god or false idol, God asks.
11 Behold,
all his companions shall be put to shame, and the craftsmen are only human. Let them all assemble,
let them stand forth. They shall be terrified; they shall be put to shame together.
The ironsmith takes a cutting tool and works it over the coals. He fashions it with hammers and works it
with his strong arm. He becomes hungry, and his strength fails; he drinks no water and is faint.
13 The carpenter stretches a line; he marks it out with a pencil. He shapes it with planes and marks it with a
compass. He shapes it into the figure of a man, with the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.
14 He cuts down cedars, or he chooses a cypress tree or an oak and lets it grow strong among the trees of the
forest. He plants a cedar and the rain nourishes it.
15 Then it becomes fuel for a man. He takes a part of it and warms himself; he kindles a fire and bakes bread.
Also he makes a god and worships it; he makes it an idol and falls down before it.
12
Vs11 The men that made the idols, and their friends, shall be put to shame
Vs12 People make so called gods yet become hungry
Vs13 The carpenter makes a wooden idol of a man
Vs15 The same wood a person uses to make a fire, he uses to make a false idol to pray to
16 Half
of it he burns in the fire. Over the half he eats meat; he roasts it and is satisfied. Also he warms himself
and says, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire!
17 And the rest of it he makes into a god, his idol, and falls down to it and worships it. He prays to it and says,
Deliver me, for you are my god!
18 They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so
that they cannot understand.
19 No one considers, nor is there knowledge or discernment to say, Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked
bread on its coals; I roasted meat and have eaten. And shall I make the rest of it an abomination? Shall I fall
down before a block of wood?
20 He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, Is there not a lie
in my right hand?
Vs16 A person uses the wood to make a fire for warmth and cooking
Vs17 he then makes an idol, worships and prays to it and says deliver me to the wooden idol
Vs18 Who has shut the eyes of the people??
Vs19 People dont have the discernment to question their actions
Vs20 The people are deluded and lead astray
21 Remember
these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant;
O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
22 I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed
you.
23 Sing, O heavens, for the LORD has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O
mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb: I am the LORD, who made all
things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself,
25 who frustrates the signs of liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back
and makes their knowledge foolish,
Vs21 The LORD made Jacob and Israel
Vs22 The LORD has forgiven his people, again.
Vs23 The heavens, the depths of the earth, the mountains, the forest and every tree are told to sing to God
Vs24 The LORD God made the people in the womb, and made all things. God made the heavens and the earth
without help from the false gods and without the man-made idols.
Vs25 The LORD who doesnt allow diviners predictions to come true
26 who
confirms the word of his servant and fulfills the counsel of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, She
shall be inhabited, and of the cities of Judah, They shall be built, and I will raise up their ruins;
27 who says to the deep, Be dry; I will dry up your rivers;
28 who
says of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and he shall fulfill all my purpose; saying of Jerusalem, She shall
be built, and of the temple, Your foundation shall be laid.
Vs26 God helps the predictions of the prophets to come true
Vs27 If need be, God can stop the rain.
Vs28 God predicts a man called Cyrus would come
150 years later Cyrus defeated the Babylonians and released the Jews
Summary:
Vs6 There is no god besides the LORD God
Vs7-10 God continues to shame and taunt the people for their false gods and idols
Vs11-15 The people who make false gods and idols will be put to shame
Vs16-20 God continues, the people are deluded and lead astray
Vs21-25 God made Jacob and Israel and forgiven the people again. He made all things without the false gods.
Vs26-28
The entire chapter has the same theme as chapters 40-43 which is God telling the people not to make false gods and
idols because such things are an "abomination." The point of vs24 was in keeping with the rest of the chapter to relay
the point that He didn't need any help from any false gods or idols as they were "wind."
This was not the point in time to go into doctrinal discussion as to the existence of His son who helped Him, or angels
that were there with him.
H8064
Yahweh
LORD
asah Kol
maketh all
nata
samayim bad ami
stretcheth heaven alone I
raqa eres mi
spread earth by
et
ami
myself
The four words in the middle of the sentence are underlined because they are in a different order from the ESV. I am
unsure which is correct, or if it makes a difference.
Summary:
The KJV passage, although in a different word order still has the words "alone" and "myself" in the passage.
The point of these scriptures is to show that it is possible to take them all out of context. We all know that each of
these passages are or were true in some way, when taken in context. But not completely accurate.
The same is to be said of Isaiah 44:24, although God was alone in comparison to needing false gods or idols to help
him with creation we know it not to be 100% true. Angels were there, and Jesus was there who did help Him.
List of Summaries and Final Conclusion:
Part 1 Isaiah 40:1-31 God is talking through Isaiah asking the people about their false gods, who they compare
God to?
Isaiah 41:1-29 The LORD God continues to belittle, deride, and discredit the idols and false gods. He does
the same to the people who believe in them.
Part 2 Isaiah 42 God, through Isaiah, continues to repeat that He created heaven and earth. God does not give his
praise to idols or false gods. The people are spiritually blind and deaf and utterly put to shame for
believing in false gods and idols.
Isaiah 43 The LORD God repeats, again, that he is their God, there are no gods, there never was any gods,
nor will there ever be any other gods. All this in reference to idols and false gods.
Part 3 The entire chapter has the same theme as chapters 40-43 which is God telling the people not to make false
gods and idols because such things are an "abomination." The point of vs24 was in keeping with the rest of the
chapter to relay the point that He didn't need any help from any false gods or idols as they were "wind."
This was not the point in time to go into doctrinal discussion as to the existence of His son who helped Him,
or angels that were there with him.
Part 4A There is doubt that the words alone and "myself" are in the Hebrew text. We do know from the book of Job
that the angels were there with Him so He was not strictly alone. Alone does not preclude any
additional help, if
God alone made the helpers!
Part 4B The KJV passage, although in a different word order still has the words "alone" and "myself" in the
passage.
Part 5 The point of these scriptures is to show that it is possible to take them all out of context. We all know that
each of these passages are or were true, when taken in context.
The same is to be said of Isaiah 44:24, although God was alone in comparison to needing false gods or
idols to help him we know it not to be 100% true. Angels were there and Jesus was there.
Final Conclusion:
In Isaiah 42:8 God says He will not give His glory to another, yet on numerous occasions he does
In Isaiah 43:11God says He is the only Savior, yet on numerous occasions others were saviors.
In Isaiah 44:24 God says he made everything alone, yet we know from the NT that Jesus was involved. Perhaps
angels. The points God was making was
1/ He would not give His glory, or praise, to false gods or idols
2/ The false gods and idols could not save them, they were not saviors.
3/ God made the heavens and the earth without any help from any false gods or idols.
This was not the time for doctrinal discussions regarding the intricacies of the stated topics.
As we know from other scripture, Jesus was fully involved and used in the creation.
At the time of Isaiah 44 God was dealing with his people Israel, they did not fully comprehend that Jesus was around
until Jesus was revealed in the NT. It would have been confusing to the people of the time if God had said I created
everything with Jesus or something similar because the time was not right for Jesus to be revealed to the world.
Even Jesus, in Matthew 19:3-4 and Mark 10:6, recognized that it was written that the LORD God made the first
human beings male and female. Therefore it is fitting that the LORD God, is uniquely called the creator.
Furthermore, since Jehovah God is the one primarily responsible for all this creative work, and he put Jesus in place as
Lord, it is ascribed to Him.
Therefore nothing in Isaiah 44:24 says that Jesus is God.