Isaiah 41:23

Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 41:26 answers the challenge: no false god foretold, only the Lord did—showing their failure.

Isaiah 42:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 42:9, God declares new things before they spring forth, directly affirming His ability to predict the future as challenged here.

Isaiah 44:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 44:7, God challenges anyone to declare the things that are coming, mirroring the same test of divinity.

Isaiah 44:8 Parallel

In Isaiah 44:8, God declares He has told and declared from ancient times, reinforcing His unique role as the one who foretells.

Isaiah 45:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 45:7, God creates both good and calamity, directly answering the challenge to do something—whether good or bad.

Isaiah 46:7 Contrast

In Isaiah 46:7, idols are shown powerless—they cannot move or answer cries, unable to do anything as challenged.

Isaiah 46:9 Parallel

In Isaiah 46:9, God declares He alone is God and none like Him, directly answering the challenge to false gods to prove themselves.

In Isaiah 46:10, God asserts He declares the end from the beginning, showing He alone can predict the future as challenged.

In Isaiah 19:12, the same challenge is issued to Egypt's wise men to predict God's plans—mirroring the taunt here.

In Isaiah 45:21, the Lord declares He alone foretold the future—answering the challenge posed here to false gods.

John 13:19 Parallel

In John 13:19, Jesus predicts His betrayal to prove His deity, fulfilling the test that a true God can foretell events.

In Jeremiah 10:5, idols cannot do good or evil, directly echoing the challenge that false gods must prove themselves by acting.

Judges 6:31 Parallel

In Judges 6:31, Joash challenges Baal to defend himself—a similar test of divine power that idols fail.

Daniel 2:28 Contrast

In Daniel 2:28, Daniel reveals that the true God can unveil mysteries—directly contrasting the powerless idols challenged here.

Daniel 2:9 Parallel

In Daniel 2:9, Nebuchadnezzar demands the impossible from his wise men—similar to this challenge to false gods to predict and prove themselves.

In 1 Kings 18:27, Elijah mocks Baal's prophets with similar taunts about their god being asleep or busy—echoing the challenge to false gods here.

Genesis 41:25 Related theme

In Genesis 41:25, God reveals the future through Joseph’s dream, demonstrating His ability to declare what will happen.

Acts 15:18 Related theme

In Acts 15:18, God’s works are known from eternity, reinforcing that He alone knows and declares the future as challenged.