Isaiah 45:21

Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

Cross-reference

In Isaiah 45:25, the same declaration concludes: all Israel will be justified and glory in the Lord, echoing His righteousness and salvation.

Isaiah 45:5 Parallel

Isaiah 45:5 says 'I am the Lord, and there is no other' — a direct statement of the same truth 45:21 asserts.

Verse 22 immediately continues the call to be saved, echoing 'no other God' — a direct follow-up in the same passage.

Isaiah 43:9 Parallel

Isaiah 43:9 contains the same challenge to idols: 'Who among them can declare this?' — parallel courtroom scene.

Isaiah 48:14 again challenges idols: 'Who among them has declared these things?' — same legal imagery.

Isaiah 48:3 Parallel

Isaiah 48:3 states God declared former things and then they came to pass — evidence for His claim in 45:21.

Isaiah 46:10 adds that God declares the end from the beginning — the basis for His challenge in 45:21.

Isaiah 46:9 Parallel

Isaiah 46:9 declares 'I am God, and there is no other' — directly echoes the same claim of uniqueness.

Isaiah 44:8 Parallel

Isaiah 44:8 reinforces God's unique declaration and that He is the only Rock — same argument.

Isaiah 44:7 Parallel

Isaiah 44:7 issues the same dare: 'Let him declare what is to come' — God's uniqueness proven by prediction.

In Isaiah 43:11, God declares 'besides me there is no savior' — a near verbatim parallel to 45:21's exclusive claim.

Isaiah 41:23 continues the challenge for idols to predict the future — a direct parallel to the assertion in Isaiah 45:21 that only God declares things long ago.

Isaiah 41:22 challenges idols to declare former things and future outcomes, exactly the same test of divine foreknowledge as in Isaiah 45:21.

Isaiah 41:1-4 opens the same courtroom scene with God challenging the nations and declaring His sovereignty over history — a direct parallel within Isaiah.

Isaiah 41:26 asks who declared things beforehand, reinforcing the main verse's challenge that God alone foretold events.

Isaiah 44:6 Parallel

Isaiah 44:6 declares God as first and last, with no other god, directly supporting the exclusivity and Redeemer claim.

Isaiah 19:20 says God sends a savior and defender to deliver, echoing the Savior title in a specific deliverance context.

Jeremiah 50:2 Prophetic fulfillment

Jeremiah 50:2 proclaims the shaming of Babylonian idols, fulfilling the assertion in Isaiah 45:21 that the Lord alone is God and idols are powerless.

Psalm 96:10 Parallel

Psalm 96:10 commands proclaiming 'The Lord reigns' among the nations — directly executing the declaration of God's uniqueness and salvation in Isaiah 45:21.

Joel 3:9-12 summons the nations to battle for judgment, paralleling the court scene in Isaiah 45:21 where God challenges the nations to present their case.

Mark 12:32 Allusion

Mark 12:32 has a scribe affirming 'there is no other besides him' — a direct NT echo of the monotheism proclaimed here.

John 3:17 Allusion

John 3:17 explains that God sent the Son to save the world — the means by which the divine Savior acts.

Luke 1:47 Allusion

Luke 1:47 calls God 'my Savior' — using the same title from Isaiah, linking Mary's praise to this declaration.

In Revelation 7:10, salvation is ascribed to God and the Lamb, echoing Isaiah's declaration that salvation comes from God alone.

In 1 Timothy 4:10, God is called the 'Savior of all people,' directly echoing Isaiah's declaration that God alone is the righteous Savior.

2 Timothy 1:10 Prophetic fulfillment

In 2 Timothy 1:10, this Savior is revealed in Christ Jesus, who abolishes death—linking the OT promise of salvation to the NT incarnation.

Titus 1:3 Parallel

In Titus 1:3, 'God our Savior' repeats the same title from Isaiah, affirming God's role as the sole Savior.

1 John 5:20 Parallel

In 1 John 5:20, Jesus Christ is called 'the true God,' directly identifying Him with the one God of Isaiah.

Exodus 20:3 Parallel

In Exodus 20:3, the first commandment declares no other gods, directly paralleling Isaiah's 'there is no other god besides me'.

Matthew 1:21 identifies Jesus as the one who saves, fulfilling the OT promise that God alone is Savior.

Hosea 13:4 Parallel

Hosea 13:4 declares 'besides me there is no savior' — nearly identical wording reinforcing the exclusive salvation claim.

Psalm 116:5 Related theme

Psalm 116:5 describes God as gracious, righteous, and merciful, closely aligning with the righteous and Savior attributes.

Psalm 98:2 Parallel

Psalm 98:2 proclaims God's salvation and righteousness made known to the nations, a direct parallel to His righteous Savior declaration.

Psalm 18:31 Parallel

In Psalm 18:31, the question 'who is God but the Lord?' parallels Isaiah's exclusive claim of no other god.

In 2 Samuel 22:32, the rhetorical question 'who is God but the Lord?' mirrors Isaiah's declaration of no other god.

Psalm 106:21 calls God 'their Savior' in a warning about forgetting Him, reinforcing the same title from the main verse.

Joel 2:27 Parallel

Joel 2:27 states 'I am the LORD your God and there is none else' — echoes the exclusivity of God, though focused on his presence.