Isaiah 40:28 - Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard? The everlasting God, Jehovah, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary; there is no searching of his understanding. -- American Standard Version.
Sometimes, Isaiah 40:28 is given by trinitarians along with other scriptures in an effort to claim that there are three persons who are referred to as the Creator.
Nothing in Isaiah 40:28 presents Jehovah (Yahweh) as being more than one person, or indicates that Jesus is Jehovah. "God" [ELOHIM, Strong's #430] in this verse is obviously the same one person who is "God" [ELOHIM] in Isaiah 61:1,2 and Micah 5:4. Only Jehovah, the God and Father of Jesus, is the source of creation. ("Jehovah" is the same one person spoken of in Psalm 110:1, at whose right hand Jesus sits. Jesus confirmed what is stated in Isaiah 40:28 by referring to his God and Father as the one who from the beginning made man male and female. (Mark 10:6; 13:19) Thus, only Jesus' God, Jehovah (Micah 5:4; 1 Peter 1:3), is appropriately called "creator" in the Bible.
The expression "ends of the earth" evidently refers to the land areas upon the planet Earth, and God's creation upon that land. If this is so, this is the same "earth/land" that is referred to in Genesis 1:1,10; 2:1,4; Exodus 20:11; 31:17. Acts 4:24; 14:15.
Jesus, however, is identified in the Bible, not as being the "one God" from whom are the all, but rather "one Lord" through whom God made the skies and the land, and all therein. Indeed, 1 Corinthians 8:6 shows Jesus, not as the the source, but rather the instrument that God uses. -- John 1:3,10; Colossians 1:15-17.
The Textus Recptus of Ephesians 3:9, agrees with this.
Ephesians 3:9 - and to make all men see what is the administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God, who created all things through Jesus Christ. -- World English.
There is no reason to believe that "Jehovah" in Isaiah 40:28 is not the same one person who is "Jehovah" in Isaiah 61:1,2 and Micah 5:4. Jehovah is the God and Father of Jesus. -- Ephesians 1:3.
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My question about this is, in exactly what way is Jesus the "instrument" that God uses to create all things?
ReplyDeleteI believe that God works through Jesus similar to the way He worked through Moses and many others in the Old Testament. Jehovah often spoke of doing things that were carried out by people such as Moses, etc. -- Exodus 3:8,10; 12:17; 18:10; Numbers 16:28; Deuteronomy 32:12; Judges 2:6,18; 3:9,10; 6:34; 11;29; 13:24,25; 14:6,19; 15:14,18; 16:20,28-30; 2 Kings 4:27; Psalm 77:20; 78:52; Isaiah 43:11; 45:1-6; Hosea 12:13; Acts 7:36.
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