Isaiah 45:7

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Summary

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Form

Create darkness

I make peace

General references

Bible References

Form

Then God said, "Let there be light." And there was light.

For I will consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained.

Thou makest darkness, that it may be night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do move.

"Thus sayeth the LORD which gave the sun to be a light for the day, and the moon and stars to shine in the night: which moveth the sea, so that the floods thereof wax fierce: his name is the LORD of Hosts.

For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, which hath shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Every good gift, and every perfect gift, is from above and cometh down from the father of light, with whom is no variableness, neither is he changed unto darkness.

Create darkness

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Stretch out thy hand unto heaven, and let there be darkness upon the land of Egypt: even that they may feel the darkness."

and went between the host of the Egyptians and the host of Israel. It was a dark cloud, and gave light by night: so that all the night long the one could not come at the other.

Honour the LORD your God herein, or he take his light from you, and before your feet stumble in darkness at the hill: lest when ye look for the light, he turn it into the shadow and darkness of death.

All the lights of heaven will I put out over thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, sayeth the LORD God.

a dark and gloomy day, a cloudy and black day. As the morning is spread over the mountains, so it this populous and strong people: such as have not been since the beginning, neither shall be after them for evermore.

For lo, he maketh the mountains, he ordaineth the wind, he showeth man what he is about to do: he maketh the morning and the darkness, he treadeth upon the high places of the earth: the LORD God of hosts is his name.'"

when the flood runneth over, and destroyeth the place; and when the darkness followeth still upon his enemies.

The angels also, which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day:

I make peace

Woe be also unto Assyria, which is a staff of my wrath, in whose hand is the rod of my punishment.

But Job said unto her, "Thou speakest like a foolish woman. Seeing we have received prosperity at the hand of God, wherefore should we not be content with adversity also?" In all these things, did not Job sin with his lips.

If he deliver and grant pardon, who will judge or condemn? But if he hide away his countenance, who will turn it about again, whether it be to the people or to any man?

The LORD shall give strength unto his people; the LORD shall give his people the blessing of peace.

And why? God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

Consider the work of God, how that no man can make the thing straight, which he maketh crooked.

When I take in hand to root out, to destroy, or to waste away any people or kingdom;

Thou breakest my weapons of war, and yet through thee I have scattered the nations and kingdoms;

If I bring noisome beasts into the land to waste it up, and it be so desolate that no man may go therein for beasts;

Cry they out Alarum with the trumpet in the city, and the people not afraid? Cometh there any plague in a city without it be the LORD's doing?

Seek the LORD, that ye may live: lest the house of Joseph be burnt with fire and consumed, and lest there be none to quench Bethel.

for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

General references

All this do I, that they altogether may see a mark, perceive with their hearts and consider, that the hand of the LORD maketh these things, and that the holy one of Israel bringeth them to pass.

Who suffered Jacob to be trodden under foot, and Israel to be spoiled? Did not the LORD? Now have we sinned against him, and have had no delight to walk in his ways, neither been obedient unto his law.

out of the mouth of the most Highest goeth not evil and good"?

Hath not my hand made all these things?'