Isaiah 45:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.

Jacob

Though

Bible References

Jacob

And were not those days to shortened, no flesh would be saved; but, for the sake of the chosen, these days will be shortened.

And if the Lord had not shortened the days, no flesh would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen whom he chose, he shortened the days.

Not as though the word of God hath failed; for not all they that are of Israel are Israel;

What Israel seeketh after, that Israel did not obtain; but the elect obtained it, and the rest were hardened;

Though

For while passing along and observing your objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription, "To an unknown God." What therefore ye, without knowledge of it, worship, that do I make known to you.

But at that time, indeed, when ye knew not God, ye were in slavery to those who in their nature are not gods;

that ye were at that time without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

not in the passion of lust, even as the gentiles who know not God;