Isaiah 48:12
Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I am he; I am the first, I also am the last.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 41:4 also declares God as the first and last — reinforcing the same divine self-identification.
Isaiah 44:6 explicitly states 'I am the first and the last' — a direct parallel to the claim here.
Isaiah 46:3 echoes the call to listen and reminds Israel that God has carried them from birth — reinforcing His enduring care.
Isaiah 49:1 shifts to the Servant's voice, also calling to listen, but from a different speaker — linking divine calling to the Servant.
Isaiah 55:3 urges listening for life and an everlasting covenant — expanding the call to heed God's promise.
Isaiah 51:4 calls God's people to listen, promising law and justice — closely mirroring the authority in the main verse.
Deuteronomy 32:39 declares 'I am he' and no other god — a similar assertion of exclusive divinity underlying the first and last claim.
Revelation 1:8 applies the title 'Alpha and Omega' to God — the Greek equivalent of 'first and last' directly referencing this OT claim.
Revelation 1:11 explicitly states 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last' — a direct citation of this divine title.
Revelation 1:17 repeats 'I am the first and the last' — applied to the risen Christ, directly quoting the same phrase.
In Revelation 2:8, Jesus again applies the title 'the first and the last' to Himself, adding that He died and came to life — reinforcing His deity and resurrection.
In Revelation 22:13, Jesus declares 'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last' — a direct quotation of the divine self-identification from Isaiah.
In John 8:58, Jesus says 'I am' — echoing the divine self-identification 'I am he' from Isaiah, claiming the same eternal existence.