Isaiah 48:5
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 48
“I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.”Isaiah 48:5
What Does Isaiah 48:5 Mean?
Isaiah 48:5 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 48, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Idolatry.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 48:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 44:8“Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.”Isaiah 48:3“I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.”Isaiah 48:11“For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.”Matthew 24:25“Behold, I have told you before.”Luke 1:70“As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:”John 13:19“Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.”Leviticus 26:1“Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.”Jeremiah 44:15“Then all the men which knew that their wives had burned incense unto other gods, and all the women that stood by, a great multitude, even all the people that dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying,”Acts 15:18“Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.”1 Kings 13:2“And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men’s bones shall be burnt upon thee.”Job 32:13“Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.”Isaiah 42:8“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.”Isaiah 43:9“Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.”Isaiah 44:7“And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.”Isaiah 45:20“Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save.”Isaiah 46:10“Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:”Jeremiah 44:17“But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.”Hosea 5:9“Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.”
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