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Note on Isaiah 48:13 In some of those inspired moments when holy men of old were moved by the Holy Spirit to utter words the meaning of which they themselves could only dimly understand, or even not understand at all, there were occasional allusions intended to have significance for us in these latter days, and which, closely examined, do have meaning. Speaking of His almighty power and wisdom, God says through the prophet Isaiah "Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned (Heb. stretched out) the heavens: when I call unto them, they stand up together." (Isa.48:13) Let the implication of those trenchant words sink in! Here is the creative power of God calling into existence the material substance of which this earth and all the heavenly bodies are composed, preparing the space in which they are to continue their existence and by one word ("when I call unto them") setting the entire assembly in orderly array as we see it glistening above our heads every night. Says Wisdom, the Logos, the only begotten Son "When he prepared (established) the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth...then I was by him, as a master workman" (or architect—this is the meaning of the Hebrew. (Prov.8:27‑31 KJV/RV) This momentous passage depicts the speaker as the active agent of God in the work of creation as distinct from the creative force or power whom we call God the Creator and God the Father of all. AOH |
