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What is Isaiah 46 talking about?
God keeps inveighing against idols. He says that pagan deities like Bel and Nebo are unable to save anyone. God can’t be compared to idols, since they’re unable to speak. They are artificial and totally ineffectual.
Who is Bel and Nebo in Isaiah 46?
Bel was the sky-god of the Babylonians and the Assyrians. Nebo (or Nabu) was the Babylonian god of scribes and wisdom.
Who is like me says the Lord?
“This is what the LORD says– Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it.
What does Isaiah 46 10 mean?
Originally Answered: What does Isaiah 46:10 mean? Isaiah 46:9-10 speaks to the eternal nature of God and His sovereignty. To declare the end from the beginning, one would have to exist before time began and still exist after time ends. And only a sovereign can have His counsel stand and do as He pleases.
What is the meaning of Isaiah 47?
Isaiah 40-55 is known as “Deutero-Isaiah” and dates from the time of the Israelites’ exile in Babylon. Chapter 47 concerns the fall of Babylon, which is personified as a woman, “the virgin daughter of Babylon”, “daughter of the Chaldeans”, no longer to be called “the Lady of Kingdoms” or “a Lady for ever”.
What does Isaiah chapter 48 mean?
God addresses Israel, saying that they invoke his name but without any truth or righteousness inside them. He announced different things to them in the past, he says, because he knew that when those things would come to pass, they would be obstinate and give credit to idols. God’s making it brand new.
Who is the virgin daughter of Babylon?
Chapter 47 concerns the fall of Babylon, which is personified as a woman, “the virgin daughter of Babylon”, “daughter of the Chaldeans”, no longer to be called “the Lady of Kingdoms” or “a Lady for ever”….
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Who are Bel and Nebo in the Bible?
Nabu was associated with the goddess Nisaba by the Sumerians, and the god Thoth by the Egyptians, Apollo by the Greeks, and Mercury by the Romans. He is referred to as Nebo in the Bible, where he is mentioned with Marduk (called “Bel”) in Isaiah 46:1-2.
Is there any other God I know of none?
And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me. “Turn to me and be saved, all you ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. They will say of me, `In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength. ‘” All who have raged against him will come to him and be put to shame.
Can God’s plan be thwarted?
God’s plans are designed for a specific time and season. Nothing can derail them. Believe in God and know that no plan of His can be thwarted! The meaning of “thwart” is, “to hinder, obstruct, frustrate or defeat a person plans, etc.
How do I fulfill God’s purpose?
Psalm 138:8 (ESV) says: “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.” This verse tells us that God has a purpose for our lives, and He will accomplish it.