Isaiah 46:9

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

“You shall have no other gods before me.

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM,” and he said, “You shall tell the children of Israel this: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.

He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.

You shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might.

You shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples who are around you,

There shall be no strange god in you, neither shall you worship any foreign god.

Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

Don’t go after other gods to serve them or worship them, and don’t provoke me to anger with the work of your hands; then I will do you no harm.”

saying, “Ah! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God!”

The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses said, “Let it be according to your word, that you may know that there is no one like Yahweh our God.

Who is like you, Yahweh, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?

“You shall have no other gods before me.

“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.

Therefore you are great, Yahweh God. For there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

Yahweh, there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

“Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.

Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.

There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.

For Yahweh is great, and greatly to be praised! He is to be feared above all gods.

“You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.

Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am Yahweh; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed.”

“If you have run with the footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses? Though in a land of peace you are secure, yet how will you do in the pride of the Jordan?

I have sent also to you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, ‘Every one of you must return now from his evil way, amend your doings, and don’t go after other gods to serve them, then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers:’ but you have not inclined your ear, nor listened to me.

Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’ ”

Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”

saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!”

For this cause therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the Sabbath, but also called God his own Father, making himself equal with God.

Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”

And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” He said, “Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.”

It was shown to you so that you might know that Yahweh is God. There is no one else besides him.

For I will proclaim Yahweh’s name. Ascribe greatness to our God!

There is no one as holy as Yahweh, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.

the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?

For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

We have heard with our ears, God; our fathers have told us what work you did in their days, in the days of old.

Princes shall come out of Egypt. Ethiopia shall hurry to stretch out her hands to God.

I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber.

God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me,” says Yahweh, “so your offspring and your name shall remain.

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known,

and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me.”

All things were made through him. Without him, nothing was made that has been made.

Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.

Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for you loved me before the foundation of the world.

You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

It will happen, when your children ask you, ‘What do you mean by this service?’

Remember the days of old. Consider the years of many generations. Ask your father, and he will show you; your elders, and they will tell you.

Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!

Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.

Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

Cry aloud and shout, you inhabitant of Zion; for the Holy One of Israel is great among you!”

Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and see it together.

“Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.

I am Yahweh, and there is no one else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me,

I have made the earth, and created man on it. I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens. I have commanded all their army.

Declare and present it. Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has shown this from ancient time? Who has declared it of old? Haven’t I, Yahweh? There is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior. There is no one besides me.

I have declared the former things from of old. Yes, they went out of my mouth, and I revealed them. I did them suddenly, and they happened.

and Yahweh will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters don’t fail.

Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.

It will come to pass, when you are multiplied and increased in the land, in those days,” says Yahweh, “they will no longer say, ‘the ark of Yahweh’s covenant!’ It will not come to mind. They won’t remember it. They won’t miss it, nor will another be made.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies.

He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. Yahweh is gracious and merciful.

Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”

“For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be remembered, nor come into mind.

The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,

For this time I will send all my plagues against your heart, against your officials, and against your people; that you may know that there is no one like me in all the earth.

I, Yahweh, am its keeper. I will water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I will keep it night and day.

To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?

Don’t fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don’t know any other Rock.”

Yahweh says: “The labor of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you, and they will be yours. They will go after you. They shall come over in chains. They will bow down to you. They will make supplication to you: ‘Surely God is in you; and there is no one else. There is no other god.

For Yahweh who created the heavens, the God who formed the earth and made it, who established it and didn’t create it a waste, who formed it to be inhabited says: “I am Yahweh. There is no other.

“To whom will you compare me, and consider my equal, and compare me, as if we were the same?

There is no one like you, Yahweh. You are great, and your name is great in might.

Behold, the enemy will come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation; for I will suddenly make them run away from it. Whoever is chosen, I will appoint him over it; for who is like me? Who will appoint me a time? Who is the shepherd who can stand before me?”

Jesus said to them, “Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM.”