Isaiah 45:4

“For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me.”

"For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me." - Isaiah 45:4
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What does Isaiah 45:4 mean?

Isaiah 45:4 (KJV) reads, "For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me." This verse is a part of God's message to Cyrus, the Persian king, and it reflects the theme of God's…

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Called by Name: A Divine Identity

In the rich tapestry of God’s Word, Isaiah 45:4 stands out as a poignant declaration of God’s unchanging love and His purposeful calling. The verse states, "For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou…

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A Prayer for Sovereign Calling and Divine Identity

Heavenly Father, We come before You today in the spirit of humility and reverence, grateful for the love and grace that You so freely bestow upon us. As we gather in this sacred moment of prayer, we are reminded of the profound truths found within Isaiah 45:4: “For Jacob my…

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Isaiah 45:4 - "For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me."
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Isaiah 45:25 - "In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory."
Isaiah 45:15 - "Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour."
Isaiah 45:23 That to Me every knee shall bow,
Isaiah 45:16 - "They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols."
Isaiah 45:22 - "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."
Isaiah 45:17 - "But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end."
Isaiah 45:7 - "I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."
Isaiah 45:6 - "That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else."
Isaiah 45:10 - "Woe unto him that saith unto his father, What begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?"
Isaiah 45:5 - "¶ I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:"
Isaiah 45:2 - "I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:"
"In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory." - Isaiah 45:25
"Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it." - Isaiah 45:8
Isaiah 45:24 - "Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed."
Isaiah 45:12 - "I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded."
Isaiah 45:20 - "¶ Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save."
Isaiah 45:3 - "And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel."
Isaiah 45:11 - "Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me."
Deuteronomy 4:45 - "These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,"
Isaiah 45:23 - "I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear."
"Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour." - Isaiah 45:15
Psalms 45:4 - "And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things."
Numbers 4:45 - "These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses."
Isaiah 45:9 - "Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?"