Isaiah 63:16

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 63

“Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.”Isaiah 63:16

What Does Isaiah 63:16 Mean?

Isaiah 63:16 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 63, verse 16 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 Adoption, and Identity.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Isaiah 63:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 9:6“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.”Isaiah 64:8“But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”Matthew 6:9“After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.”Deuteronomy 32:6“Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?”Psalms 31:7“I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;”Ecclesiastes 9:5“For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.”Malachi 2:10“Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?”Exodus 4:22“And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:”Isaiah 44:24“Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;”Jeremiah 3:19“But I said, How shall I put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations? and I said, Thou shalt call me, My father; and shalt not turn away from me.”John 8:41“Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God.”Deuteronomy 32:26“I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:”1 Chronicles 29:10“Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.”Isaiah 41:8“But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.”Isaiah 41:14“Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.”Isaiah 43:1“But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.”Isaiah 44:6“Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”Malachi 1:6“A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?”Luke 15:18“I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,”Job 14:21“His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.”

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