Isaiah 44:23

Isaiah tells all that the *Lord has created to praise him. The state of Israel’s relationship with God affects everything else.

The *Lord controls history

v24 People from Israel, it is the *Lord who rescues you from foreign countries. The *Lord says, ‘I created you in the beginning. I am the *Lord who made everything. I alone established the heavens. I alone created the earth. There was nobody else with me. v25 Some people think that they know the future. But I will confuse their words, which are mere lies. Those people try to guess future events. I prove that they are mere fools. I destroy the wisdom of wise men. I make their advice into nonsense.

v26 But I, the *Lord, bring about the words that my servant Isaiah speaks on my behalf. I will make sure that *Jerusalem will again be full of inhabitants. And that men will build again the towns in Judah. They will establish again the places that enemies ruined. v27 I command the deep sea to become dry. I cause your rivers to have no water. v28 And I, the *Lord, declare that Cyrus is to be the ruler of my people. He will complete all my plans. And he will call you to build *Jerusalem again. And he will encourage you to establish the *Temple again.’