Isaiah 45:12

12 I made earth, and I created man and woman to live on it. I handcrafted the skies and direct all the constellations in their turnings.

Isaiah 45:12 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 45:12

I have made the earth
The Targum adds, "by my Word"; the essential Word, the Lord Jesus Christ; see ( Hebrews 11:3 ) , this, with what follows, is said to show that the Lord was able to bring to pass things to come, concerning his children, and the works of his hands, which he allowed his people to inquire of him concerning, and to insist upon the performance of them; since he was the Creator of all things, and had made the earth out of nothing, in the beginning of time, by the word of his power: and created man upon it;
the last and chief of the creation, for the sake of whom the earth was made; and man was made to dwell upon it, manure, and cultivate it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens;
as a canopy over the earth, as a curtain and tent to dwell in; a phrase often used to express the greatness and majesty of God; see ( Isaiah 40:22 ) ( 42:6 ) : and all their host have I commanded;
into being, and to perform their offices regularly and constantly, the sun, moon, and stars, as well as the heavenly host of angels; see ( Psalms 33:9 ) ( 148:5 ) , what is it that such a God cannot do? he is able to do more than his people can ask of him, or think to receive from him, ( Ephesians 3:20 ) .

Isaiah 45:12 In-Context

10 Would a sperm say to a father, 'Who gave you permission to use me to make a baby?' Or a fetus to a mother, 'Why have you cooped me up in this belly?'"

11 Thus God, The Holy of Israel, Israel's Maker, says: "Do you question who or what I'm making? Are you telling me what I can or cannot do?

12 I made earth, and I created man and woman to live on it. I handcrafted the skies and direct all the constellations in their turnings.

13 And now I've got Cyrus on the move. I've rolled out the red carpet before him. He will build my city. He will bring home my exiles. I didn't hire him to do this. I told him. I, God-of-the-Angel-Armies."

14 God says: "The workers of Egypt, the merchants of Ethiopia, and those statuesque Sabeans Will all come over to you - all yours. Docile in chains, they'll follow you, Hands folded in reverence, praying before you: 'Amazing! God is with you! There is no other God - none.'" Look at the Evidence