Isaiah 40
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?
- He measures the waters in the hollow of His hand.
- He marks off the heavens with the breadth of His hand.
- Holds the dust of the earth in a basket, weighs the mountains, the nations are like dust compared to Him.
- He is enthroned above the earth, people are like grasshoppers compared to Him.
- He stretches out the heavens and spreads them like a tent to live in.
- He brings princes to naught. He raises them up and He can bring them down.
- Created all the stars and calls them each by name. By His power they remain where they are.
- He is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth!
- He gives strength to the weary, renews the strength of those who hope in Him. (Always a great verse to read working at camp when you are worn out, exhausted, and don’t think that you can carry on another step!)
Reading this list, my thoughts traveled back to Psalm 8:3-4 “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?”
- He is enthroned above the earth, people are like grasshoppers compared to Him.
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.”
- He brings princes to naught. He raises them up and He can bring them down.
“Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales… He brings princes to naught and reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.”
- Created all the stars and calls them each by name. By His power they remain where they are.
Jake says
Awesome post. :)