Isaiah 43:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Yea, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

Before

I will work

Ephesians 1:11

Let it

Isaiah 14:27

Bible References

Before

For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the contrite and humble in spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].

Before the mountains were born
Or before You had given birth to the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are [the eternal] God.

Your throne is established from of old;
You are from everlasting.

“From everlasting I was established and ordained,
From the beginning, before the earth existed, [I, godly wisdom, existed].

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah;
From you One shall come forth for Me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel,
His goings forth (appearances) are from long ago,
From ancient days.”

Are You not from everlasting,
O Lord, my God, My Holy One?
We will not die.
O Lord, You have appointed the Chaldeans [who rule in Babylon] to execute [Your] judgment,
And You, O Rock, have established them to correct and chastise.

In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.

Jesus replied, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, before Abraham was born, I Am.”

Now to the King of the ages [eternal], immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

Jesus Christ is [eternally changeless, always] the same yesterday and today and forever.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].”

I will work

Declaring the end and the result from the beginning,
And from ancient times the things which have not [yet] been done,
Saying, ‘My purpose will be established,
And I will do all that pleases Me and fulfills My purpose,’

“Behold, He snatches away; who can restrain or turn Him back?
Who will say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’

“If God should determine to do so,
If He should gather to Himself [that is, withdraw from man] His [life-giving] spirit and His breath,

There is no [human] wisdom or understanding
Or counsel [that can prevail] against the Lord.

“All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing.
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of the earth;
And no one can hold back His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

So then, He has mercy on whom He wills (chooses), and He hardens [the heart of] whom He wills.

In Him also we have received an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will,

Let it

For the Lord of hosts has decided and planned, and who can annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”