Isaiah 45:4

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 45

“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.”Isaiah 45:4

What Does Isaiah 45:4 Mean?

Isaiah 45:4 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 45, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Election, and Identity.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Isaiah 45:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 41:8“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.”Colossians 3:12“Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”Exodus 19:5“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:”Psalms 79:6“Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.”Isaiah 44:1“Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:”Acts 17:23“For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.”Romans 11:7“What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”Ezra 4:3“But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.”Isaiah 13:3“I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.”Isaiah 43:14“Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.”Isaiah 44:28“That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.”Jeremiah 50:17“Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.”Daniel 2:30“But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.”Matthew 24:22“And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.”Mark 13:20“And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.”Acts 10:3“He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.”Romans 9:6“Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:”Galatians 4:8“Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods.”Esther 2:14“In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.”Isaiah 43:3“For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.”

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