Isaiah 40:26

Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 48:13, God's hand spreads out the heavens and they stand when called—echoing the same creative power and naming of the celestial host.

Isaiah 45:7 Related theme

Isaiah 45:7 expands God's creative domain to light and darkness, calamity and peace, showing His total control over all things.

Isaiah 44:24 affirms God alone stretched out the heavens, echoing the same creative act and reinforcing His sole sovereignty.

Isaiah 41:4 Parallel

Isaiah 41:4 uses the same 'calling' language for generations — the cross-reference extends God's sovereign naming from stars to human history.

Isaiah 51:6 Contrast

Isaiah 51:6 also calls to 'Lift up your eyes' but contrasts the temporary heavens with eternal salvation, shifting from creation's permanence to its frailty.

Isaiah 66:2 Related theme

Isaiah 66:2 affirms God made all things, but then focuses on the humble — the cross-reference adds a moral response to God's creative power.

Psalm 102:25 Related theme

Psalm 102:25 declares God laid earth's foundation and made the heavens—reinforcing the same creative act as the one who brings out the stars.

Jeremiah 10:12 attributes making the earth and stretching out the heavens to God's power and wisdom—directly paralleling the Creator of the starry host.

Psalm 148:3-6 commands the stars to praise God for creating and establishing them forever—mirroring the same Creator who names and sustains them.

Psalm 147:4 Parallel

Psalm 147:4 declares God determines the number of stars and names them all—virtually identical to the same act in Isaiah 40:26.

Psalm 19:1 Parallel

Psalm 19:1 declares the heavens proclaim God's glory, a direct parallel to Isaiah's call to see the Creator's power in the stars.

Psalm 8:3 Parallel

Psalm 8:3 similarly marvels at the heavens as God's handiwork, directly reinforcing the theme of divine creation and order.

Colossians 1:16 reveals that all things—including heavenly hosts—were created through Christ, the same divine agent behind the stars in Isaiah.

Colossians 1:17 says Christ holds all things together—echoing the sustaining power that keeps not one star missing in Isaiah 40:26.

Revelation 4:11 declares God worthy for creating all things — directly echoing the worship of the Creator in this verse.

Jeremiah 51:15 describes God stretching out the heavens by understanding — the cross-reference parallels creation of the sky, emphasizing wisdom alongside power.

Romans 1:19 Parallel

Romans 1:19 states that God has shown His invisible qualities through creation — the cross-reference provides the specific example of the stars revealing His power.

Romans 1:20 Allusion

Romans 1:20 explicitly says God's eternal power is clearly seen in creation — the cross-reference directly interprets the stars of Isaiah 40:26 as that revelation.

Genesis 1:14 describes God creating the lights in the sky — the very stars Isaiah says God brings out by number and name.

Psalm 89:8 Parallel

Psalm 89:8 proclaims God's unique strength — the cross-reference echoes the 'strong in power' of Isaiah 40:26, linking God's might to His covenant faithfulness.

Job 25:3 Parallel

Job 25:3 asks 'Is there any number to his armies?' — directly paralleling Isaiah's 'brings out their host by number' and God's command over the stars.

Deuteronomy 4:19 warns against worshiping the heavenly host, while Isaiah 40:26 uses them to demonstrate God's sole creative authority—a contrast in application.

Genesis 2:1 Parallel

Genesis 2:1 states the heavens and earth with all their host were finished—the same 'host' God brings out by number in Isaiah 40:26.

Jeremiah 10:11 contrasts idols who did not make heaven and earth with the true Creator—implicitly affirming the same God who calls the stars.

John 5:17 Related theme

John 5:17 reveals God's continuous working — the cross-reference shows that the sustaining of stars (Isaiah 40:26 'not one faileth') is part of that ongoing work.

Job 31:26–28 Related theme

Job 31:26-28 condemns secret worship of sun and moon, providing a moral caution that complements Isaiah's assertion that God alone created them.

Job 26:14 Related theme

In Job 26:14, these created things are only the 'outskirts' of God's ways — the cross-reference humbles human understanding of God's power seen in the stars.

Hebrews 11:3 Related theme

Hebrews 11:3 affirms creation by God's word, echoing the creative power seen in the starry host here.