Where the Fathers quote Isaiah 45
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John ChrysostomPG 56:141expounds v.7“εγω ο κατασκευασας φως και ποιησας σκοτος, ο ποιων ειρηνην και κτιζων κακα· εγω Κυριος ο Θεος ο ποιων παντα ταυτα.”On the prophetic utterance: «I, the Lord God, make light and create darkness, making peace and creating evil»
Isidore of PelusiumPG 78:1237expounds v.12“εγω εποιησα γην και ανθρωπον επ᾿ αυτης εγω τη χειρι μου εστερεωσα τον ουρανον εγω πασι τοις αστροις ενετειλαμην.”153. On the scripture, «I have commanded all the stars» and «The stars are not pure in His sight» (from Job).
1Isa 45:1
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:55…about cyrus by name thus says the lord god to my anointed cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of that nations might listen before him and i will break the strength of kings i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:91…found my holy house thus says the lord god to my anointed cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of that nations might obey before him and i will break the strength of kings a…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:349…speaks through isaiah as follows thus saith the lord to my anointed cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of to cause nations to listen before him and the gates shall not be shut i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:899…by the voice of isaiah thus saith the lord to my anointed cyrus whose right hand i have held to subdue nations before him and again i will go before thee and will level the mountains…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:275…cyrus isaiah will confirm saying thus says the lord to my anointed cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of to subject nations before him and i will break the strength of kings i will…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 71:807…had predicted in these words thus says the lord to my anointed cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of to subdue nations before him and i will break the strength of kings i will…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2415…h cap xlv h vers thus saith the lord god to my anointed to cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of to subdue before d…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2457…speaks so openly through the prophets thus saith the lord to my anointed to cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of and what follows nor was it his own work that babylon was taken…
George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:61…to cyrus my anointed whose right hand i have taken hold of to subdue nations before him and i will break the strength of kings ' he himself shall build my city and shall turn back…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:275…through the prophet isaiah 'thus says the lord god to my anointed cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of to subdue nations before him and i will break the strength of kings i will…
Isidore of Thessalonica 12th–13th c.PG 139:225…for concerning you the prophet isaiah has prophesied 'thus says the lord to cyrus whose right hand i have taken hold of to subdue nations before his face and i will break down the strength of…
2Isa 45:2
Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:757…i will go before you and i will level the mountains and i will break in pieces the gates of bronze and i will cut asunder the iron bars and i will give you treasures that…
Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:515…be crushed and broken by him and i said 'he shall break the gates of brass and cut in sunder the iron bars ' c and another answering said i knew that he is to raise…
Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:729…says i will go before you and i will level the mountains i will break in pieces the gates of bronze and cut asunder the iron bars and again take heed to yourself lest there be…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:819D…her way Isaiah: I will shatter the gates of brass, and break in pieces the iron bars, and I will open to thee the dark, hidden, invisible treasures, he says (Isa. 45:2), thus calling hell [a treasury]. For e…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:395…today He has crushed the iron bars (Ps. 106:16; Isa. 45:2). Observe the precision of the expressi…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:521B…For He himself was the one who made difficult things easy; and, as the prophet said: I will go before you, and will level the mountains (Is. 45:2). These things happened to the Apostles…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:91…will open before him doors and the gates shall not be shut i will go before thee and level the mountains i will break in pieces the gates of brass and i will cut in sunder…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:899…right hand i have held to subdue nations before him and again i will go before thee and will level the mountains i will break in pieces the gates of bronze and i will shatter the…
Eusebius of Alexandria 5th-6th centuryPG 86:403D…on the earth, I foresaw what is happening now, that he does not open of his own accord, and I said…” He shattered the gates of bronze and broke the iron bolts (Isa. xlv, 2), he trampled the powers of Hades, he b…
3Isa 45:3
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1093…my son this day have i begotten thee and ask of me and i will give thee the nations for thine inheritance and the ends of the earth for thy possession and that the prophecy is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:395…having descended, forced him. First, indeed, He bound the strong man, and then He plundered his vessels; for which reason He adds: "Treasures dark, invisible" (Isa. 45:3). Even if the statement is one, the mea…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:91…of brass and i will cut in sunder the bars of iron and i will give thee the treasures of darkness hidden invisible i will open them to thee that thou mayest know that i am…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:721…he himself enriches the entire creation with heavenly goods ask of me and i will give thee the nations d since the people from israel through whom the promise had gone forth had been cast off…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:949…give thee hidden treasures dark invisible i will open them to thee that thou mayest know that i the lord god am calling thy name the god of israel for the sake of jacob my servant…
4Isa 45:4
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:391…. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I will call thee by thy name, and I will accept thee (Isa. XLV, 4). For it is clearly shown even by these…
5Isa 45:5
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:415…not make it in vain but he formed it to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other by these the word teaches that we should not be ignorant that the human race…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1195…therefore is that which is incredible made credible the lord himself says i am the lord and there is none else…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1193…i am the lord god and there is no other beside me i am the lord and there is none other but if you also hear the word through joel saying and you shall know that…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:771A…the Being from every side, beholding in God that which is defined neither by a beginning nor by an end; for he who said, I am first, and after these things [Isa. 45:5], sets in neither [case] a limit of ete…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:739C…tely have fallen back into the same disease. For this reason the prophets frequently say, “The Lord is one God, and besides Him there is none” (Deut. 4.35; Is. 45.5), to cure their infirmity, and in the m…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:977…it he did not make it in vain but to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…they shall make supplication unto thee saying surely god is in thee and there is none else there is no god verily thou art a god that hidest thyself o god of israel the saviour and…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:959…war and similar things even as he himself says through the prophet i am the lord and there is no other forming light and creating darkness making peace and creating evil isa xlv to which another…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:57…itself is called darkness not being a substance even if isaiah says i am the lord and there is no other forming light and creating darkness isa xlv for he adds the one who makes peace…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2431…not make it in vain but he fashioned it to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth etc…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:521D…n religion." Abiathar said: "The Almighty God, our God, I say, saying with His own mouth, 'See, see, I am God, and there is no God beside me' (Deut. XXXII, 39; Isa. XLV, 5). How"…
Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:823…receptive of light which isaiah very beautifully insinuates in these words saying i am the lord and there is none else i form the light and create darkness isa xlv by the name of darkness in…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:867…certain but it should be noted that in isaiah it reads continuously i am the lord and there is no other cf isa xlv and ibid i am god and there is no other b besides…
6Isa 45:6
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:143…and by babylonia and by ethiopia and by the elamites and from the rising of the sun and from the islands of the sea and he shall lift up a sign to the nations and shall…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1319…and gathered them from the lands from the rising and the setting of the sun and from the north and the sea they wandered in the wilderness in a waterless land we must confess to the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:175…and from babylonia and from ethiopia and from the elamites and from the rising of the sun and from arabia since therefore the prophet has prophesied of him who shall rise from the root of jesse…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:411…besides me i have strengthened you and you have not known me that they may know from the rising of the sun and from the setting that there is no god besides me i am the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:415…not make it in vain but he formed it to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other by these the word teaches that we should not be ignorant that the human race…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1195…therefore is that which is incredible made credible the lord himself says i am the lord and there is none else…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1193…me because i am the lord god and there is no other beside me i am the lord and there is none other but if you also hear the word through joel saying and you shall…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:467…the hand of the enemy and gathered them from the regions from the rising of the sun and from the west and from the north and from the sea the discourse announces the complete c and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:801…god and there is no other a just god and a savior there is none beside me i am god and again there is no other he takes it up a third time and says return…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:263…against mount sion against them and will scatter the enemies syria from the rising of the sun and the greeks from the setting of the sun those who devour israel with their whole mouth when god…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:327…assyrians and from egypt and from babylonia and from ethiopia and from the rising of the sun and from arabia by day in this passage the prophet designates the time when the presence of christ took…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:329…and on the other by those who came from egypt babylon from the rising of the sun and from arabia but after this when christ had shone forth the omnipotent hand and the all working right…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:949…and there is no god besides me thou didst not know me that they may know from the rising c of the sun and from the west that there is none but me i am the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:951…even among those who worship me but that those who are from the rising of the sun and from the setting may know that there is no other besides me for because i willed he says…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:977…it he did not make it in vain but to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth i…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:659…thou didst not know me that they may know who are from the rising of the sun and the west that there is none besides me i am the lord god and there is no other…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:959B…gs, even as He Himself says through the prophet: I am the Lord, and there is no other, forming light, and creating darkness, making peace, and creating evil (Isa. XLV, 6-7). To which another prophet says things…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:57B…black in itself, is called darkness, not being a substance. Even if Isaiah says, "I am the Lord, and there is no other; forming light, and creating darkness" (Isa. XLV, 6, 7); for he adds, "The One who makes pe…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2049…and from babylon and from ethiopia and from the elamites and from the rising of the sun and from arabia etc having made mention of the faith of the nations in him who was to come…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2431…not make it in vain but he fashioned it to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth etc…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2617…said above that they would fear the name of the lord from the rising of the sun and from the west this holy and pious institution of life is therefore called the city of god and…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:691…ethiopia and from the elamites and from egypt and babylon and from the rising of the sun and from arabia and from the islands of the sea and he shall lift up signs to the nations…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1059…lands of the gentiles into one church and one faith vers from the rising of the sun and from the setting and from the north and the sea for they were gathered together from the four…
Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:823…receptive of light which isaiah very beautifully insinuates in these words saying i am the lord and there is none else i form the light and create darkness isa xlv by the name of darkness in…
OrigenesPG 16:2447…syrian a cell about twenty five and they were bowing themselves to the rising of the sun and they were turned to provoke me and behold they were sending the branch to their nose and they…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:867…certain but it should be noted that in isaiah it reads continuously i am the lord and there is no other cf isa xlv and ibid i am god and there is no other b besides…
7Isa 45:7
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:615…that it is full of calamities and labors against sinners. Similar is that of Isaiah: I am the Lord, making peace and creating evils (Isa. XLV, 7); just as if He said, both fostering pe…
Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:977B…Ps. LXXVI, 11); and the high vates of the prophets, Isaiah, shall proclaim in the person of God: I am God, who makes peace, and creates evils for the better (Isa. XLV, 7). INTERROGATION CIX Since…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:251…that there is no evil in a city which the Lord has not done. This God also made clear through Isaiah, saying: I am God that maketh peace, and createth evil (Is. 45:7); naming calamities "evil" again. Chris…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:151…eople. Because, therefore, they were corrupting the people, who were so dissolute, God says through the prophets: "I am God, making peace, and creating evils" (Isa. 45:7). And what kind of evils? These which h…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:303C…(Amos 3:6): he does not signify theft, nor avarice, nor any such thing, but plagues sent divinely. And again, I, he says, am making peace, and creating malice (Isa. 45:7). For he does not call malice here wick…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1375…— Montf. III, 705. "We were with you for a short time, but much..." To Helladius, epistle 172. III, 710. — Montf. III, 698. "A few things have been said." On Isa. XLV, 7. Translated by Fronto Ducæus. VI, 141.…
Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1291A…ficient for the day is its own evil,” instead of saying that the work occurring therein is the cause of ten thousand labors and pains for men. (Ps. LXXVII, 49; Isa. XLV, 7; Isa. XXVI, 15; Mich. I, 12; Gen. XVI,…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:89A…claiming the wisdom of God. Behold, the prophet praises the God of the universe even through these things: “Who make light, he says, and prepare darkness” (Isa. xlv, 7). Most aptly has he used each: applying…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:57B…says, "I am the Lord, and there is no other; forming light, and creating darkness" (Isa. XLV, 6, 7); for he adds, "The One who makes peace and creates evils" (Isa. XLV, 7), which are likewise unsubstantial. Dar…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1349D…ld and the fullness thereof. His is the sea, and He made it.› Psal. ciii, 24. — ‹How magnified are Your works, O Lord! in wisdom You have made them all.› Isa. xlv, 7-12. — ‹I am the Lord God, the one who form…
Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:823B…tive of light? Which Isaiah very beautifully insinuates in these words, saying, "I am the Lord, and there is none else: I form the light, and create darkness" [Isa. XLV, 7]: by the name of darkness in this place…
8Isa 45:8
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:953…vers let the heaven rejoice from above and let the clouds sprinkle righteousness let the earth open and let mercy sprout and let righteousness spring up together it is a customary and familiar practice for the…
9Isa 45:9
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:659C…rom God; and Paul used the voice of God speaking through Isaiah. For God says to the ancient people: "Shall the clay say to the potter, Why have you made me?" (Is. XLV, 9). Shall the clay say to the potter, "Wh…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:653…continuously saying can a woman forget her sucking child isa and again shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it what makest thou and in hosea he mimics a husband despised by his wife hos…
Nemesius of Emesa fl. c. 400PG 40:801C…against those who censure providence, to whom it would be fitting to say that which is in the Holy Scripture: Can the clay say to the potter, and what follows (Isa. xlv, 9)? For how is a man not to be shunned wh…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1093D…the face of God." Isa. xxix, 16. — "Shall the thing made say to the maker, You did not make me? Or the creature to the creator, You did not make me wisely?" Isa. xlv, 9, 10. — "Shall the clay say to the potte…
11Isa 45:11
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:945…not only a man who was dying for us isaiah says and the lord the holy one of israel remembered his dead who had fallen asleep in the land of the sepulcher and he descended to…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1045…the earth to whom he came to minister life as jeremiah says the lord the holy one of israel has remembered his dead who have fallen asleep in the earth of burial and he descended to…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:209…be confident in him who made him his eyes shall look unto the holy one of israel and they shall not be confident in the altars nor in the works of their hands which their fingers…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:305…who thought the same things as he did vers therefore thus says the lord the holy one of israel because you have disobeyed these words and have hoped in a lie and because you have murmured…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:413…israel who hath made the things that are to come ask me concerning my sons and concerning the works of my hands command ye me therefore let every man taken from the earth and clothed with…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:425…trust in him who made him and his eyes shall look to the holy one of israel and they shall not be trusting in the altars nor in the works of their hands which their fingers…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:675…who has remained outside the lot of these evils vers thus says the lord the holy one of israel when you return and groan you shall then be saved and you shall know where you were…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:377…into egypt which followed the capture of jerusalem vers therefore thus says the lord the holy one of israel he compares the hope placed in the egyptians to a broken wall and a captured city and…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2031…no more stay upon him that smote them but shall stay upon the lord the holy one of israel in truth etc after the power of the assyrians has been overturned he says those of the…
Gregentius of Taphar traditional dates c. 502-552PG 86:739…into their own land but they shall strive and have confidence in the lord the holy one of israel who has recalled them from captivity and servitude and has brought them back delivered and safe into…
Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:673…man shall trust in his maker and his eyes shall look to the holy one of israel and they shall no longer trust in those who did them injustice nor in the altars nor in the…
12Isa 45:12
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:977A…urns these passages of Scripture to the defense of his own opinion: "The sun knew its setting," Ps. ciii, 19; and that other: "I have commanded all the stars," Isa. xlv, 12. Finally, Nicephorus, lib. xvii, cap. 2…
13Isa 45:13
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1181…to them when they read those things which were prophesied concerning christ he shall build my city and he shall convert the captivity of my people and they say that these things were not completed under…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:369…raised up a king with righteousness and all his ways are straight he shall build my city and he shall turn back the captivity of my people not for price nor for rewards saith the lord…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:919…liberty to the captives concerning whom the same prophet also says elsewhere he shall build my city and he shall bring back the captivity of my people b therefore matthew who records the genealogy of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1227…up with righteousness as a king and all his ways are straight he shall build my city and he shall turn back the captivity of my people not for price nor for rewards says the lord…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:413…justice as a king and all his ways are straight this man shall build my city and he shall turn back the captivity of my people not for price nor for gifts saith the lord sabaoth…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:93…established the heaven with my hand and have commanded all the stars i have raised him up in righteousness and all his ways are straight he shall build my city and he shall turn back the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:967…raised him up with justice as king all his ways are straight he shall build my city and he shall turn back the captivity of my people not for ransom nor for gifts saith the lord…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:403…up with righteousness as a king and all his ways are straight he shall build my city and turn back the captivity of my people not for ransoms nor for gifts said the lord of hosts…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2423…implying cyrus whose ways he says are straight or according to symmachus and i will direct all his ways and he himself shall build my city for he indeed built it by his power he who…
Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:397…by your name and i will accept you and a little later i have raised him up in righteousness as a king and all his ways shall be straight he shall build my city and he…
George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:277…i will raise him up in righteousness all his ways are straight he shall build my city and he shall turn back the captivity of my people not for ransom nor for bribes says the lord…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:903…up with justice as king and all his ways shall be straight he shall build my city and he shall turn back the captivity of my people not with a price nor with gifts and again…
Isidore of Thessalonica 12th–13th c.PG 139:225…before his face and i will break down the strength of kings he shall build my city and he shall turn back the captivity of my people ' says the lord sabaoth hearing these things cyrus…
John MalalasPG 97:257…i raise him up with justice and all his ways are straight he shall build my city and he shall release the captivity of my people not for ransom nor for gifts ' says the lord…
14Isa 45:14
Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:807…lord of sabaoth egypt hath labored and the merchandise of the ethiopians and of the sabeans men of stature shall pass over unto thee and they shall be thy servants and they shall follow thee bound…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:369…the lord egypt has labored and the merchandise of the ethiopians and the sabeans men of stature shall pass over to thee and they shall be thy servants and they shall follow behind thee in chains…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:373…and for this reason thou art a strong and hidden god because god is in thee and there is no more besides him instead of egypt has labored the hebrew and all the rest of the…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:415…and the merchandise of the ethiopians and the sabeans men of stature shall pass over to thee and shall be thy servants and they shall walk after thee bound with manacles…
Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1613A…orship thee, and shall pray in thee: for God is in thee, and there is no God except thee; for thou art God, and we knew it not, the God of Israel, the Savior" (Isa. XLV, 14, 15). PsaL. LXXII, vers. 1. Instead of…
Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:209…they shall worship thee and shall make their prayer in thee because god is in thee and there is no god save thee for thou art god and we knew it not the god of israel…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:997…of the ethiopians and the sabeans men of high stature shall pass over unto thee and they shall be thy servants and they shall walk after thee bound in fetters and they shall worship thee and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:831…and they shall adore thee and in thee they shall pray for god is in thee and there is no god besides thee isai how can it be that if another is in him there is…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:639B…ns of his sins: whose conversion Isaiah, announcing, said to God: "And those bound with fetters shall follow thee: and they shall pray to thee and adore thee" (Isa. 45:14). The rest of the psalm contains th…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:741C…l pass over to you, and in you they shall pray, and in you they shall worship, and they shall follow bound in fetters. For you are God, because God is in you (Isa. 45:14). Have you seen His God? Behold also Hi…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:969…in manacles and shall worship thee and shall pray in thee because god is in thee and there is no god besides thee for thou art god and we knew it not the god of israel…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:161…in manacles and shall adore thee and shall pray in thee because god is in thee and there is no god besides thee behold they say that god is also in him not separating the flesh…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:641…isaiah thus says the lord sabaoth the labor of egypt and the merchandise of ethiopia and of the sabeans men of stature shall come over to you and they shall be your servants and they shall…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…saith the lord egypt has labored and the merchandise of ethiopia and the sabeans men of stature shall come over unto thee and they shall be thine they shall come in chains after thee and they…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:113…down to thee he says and in thee they shall worship because god is in thee and there is no god besides thee for as one inspired by the spirit he knew for a certainty that…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:583…behind thee bound in manacles and they shall pray to thee because god is in thee and there is no god except thee and the things that follow and he himself also through the blessed david…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1123…him again egypt hath labored and the merchandise of the ethiopians and the sabeans men of stature shall come over to thee and they shall be thy servants they shall follow after thee bound in fetters…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1075C…ile he confesses the Son as God together with the Father: "They shall worship thee, and in thee shall they pray: because in thee is God of Israel, the Savior" (Isa. XLV, 14, 15). They shall be confounded and…
Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:275…in them of the same and in thee they shall pray because god is in thee and there is no god besides thee for thou art god and we knew not now the phrase and in…
Andronicus I Comnenus c. 1118–1185PG 133:903…they shall pass over to thee and they shall adore thee because god is in thee and there is no god besides thee which the prophet commemorates so that you may believe that christ is the…
Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:709…and after a few words and they shall pray to thee for god is in thee and there is no god besides thee for thou art god and we knew it not the god of israel…
15Isa 45:15
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:111…is in thee and there is none else there is no god verily thou art a god that hidest thyself o god of israel the saviour and d it has also been said without a doubt…
16Isa 45:16
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:437A…"I have finished thy work," He explains it again, saying what that work was. And yet the name was manifest. For Isaiah says, "You shall swear by the true God" (Isa. 45:16). But, as I have often said, I say this…
18Isa 45:18
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:415…thus saith the lord who made heaven this is god who showed the earth and made it he himself set it apart he did not make it in vain but he formed it to be inhabited…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1195…therefore is that which is incredible made credible the lord himself says i am the lord and there is none else…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:1193…i am the lord god and there is no other beside me i am the lord and there is none other but if you also hear the word through joel saying and you shall know that…
Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1119…the lord so shall your seed and your name remain and again thus saith the lord that created the heavens god himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:703D…"God" is greater, and "Lord," however, is less? Listen to the prophet saying: "This is the Lord, who made the heaven: this is God, who established the earth" (Is. 45:18). Lord the heaven, and God the earth. H…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:977…this one separated it he did not make it in vain but to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of…
Hesychius of Jerusalem d. after 450PG 93:959…war and similar things even as he himself says through the prophet i am the lord and there is no other forming light and creating darkness making peace and creating evil isa xlv to which another…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:57…itself is called darkness not being a substance even if isaiah says i am the lord and there is no other forming light and creating darkness isa xlv for he adds the one who makes peace…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2431…says the lord who made the heavens this is god who manifested the earth and made it he himself divided it he did not make it in vain but he fashioned it to be inhabited i…
Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:823…receptive of light which isaiah very beautifully insinuates in these words saying i am the lord and there is none else i form the light and create darkness isa xlv by the name of darkness in…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:867A…estimony to confirm what was said about Christ is certain; but it should be noted that in Isaiah it reads continuously: "I am the Lord, and there is no other" (cf. Isa. xlv, 18), and (Ibid. 21): "I am God, and there…
19Isa 45:19
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:415…also men dwell on earth under the care of god d vers i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth i said not to the seed of jacob seek ye…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:417…of moses was given one would find it to have been delivered in a dark place of the earth in no wise is the gospel of christ the same for into all the earth their sound…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:977…to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth i did not say to the seed of jacob 'seek…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:979…calling of god or himself alone he therefore defends himself and says i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth i did not say to the seed of jacob seek…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 72:545…for this he had also foretold through the voice of isaiah saying i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth furthermore he commanded his holy apostles to speak about him…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:595C…t openly before all in the synagogue, just as He Himself also says through the prophet Isaiah: "I have not spoken in secret, nor in a dark place of the earth" (Isa. XLV, 19). For He spoke freely of these thin…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:599…under the person of christ i have spoken not in secret nor in a dark place of the earth and again all the day i have stretched out my hands to a people not believing and…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:413…these things not from the beginning in secret have i spoken nor in a dark place of the earth when it was happening there i was since you disbelieved the gloomy predictions at least believe the…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2431…to be inhabited i am the lord and there is no other i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth etc these things are brought in order after those for…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:85C…you shall eat their own flesh, and shall drink their own blood as new wine.” (Isa. XLIX, 25) “I am the Lord who speaks righteousness and announces truth.” (Isa. XLV, 19) “All Thy judgments are truth, and judg…
Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 124:251…have spoken nothing in secret brings to mind the prophecy that says i have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth vers and annas sent him bound to caiaphas the high…
21Isa 45:21
Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1603B…God, who is the Savior, is the God of saving; for he becomes the cause of eternal salvation. Thus he says concerning himself: "There is no savior besides me" (Isa. xlv, 21). As, therefore, God is the one who sav…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:799D…no other. A just man and a savior is not besides me. Turn to me, and you shall be saved, all from the extremity of the earth: I am God, and there is no other" (Isa. 45:21, 22). And again: "I have sworn by mysel…
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:107A…salvaberis. » Isa. xliii, 25. — « Ego sum qui deleo iniquitates tuas, et non memorabuntur. Tu vero memento. Dic tu iniquitates tuas prior, ut justificeris. » Isa. xlv, 21. — « Ego Deus, et non est alius absque…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:953C…he Father alone in isolation, as the heretics suppose—attempting to refer to the Father alone expressions such as "I am God, and there is none else beside me" (Isa. XLV, 21), and others of this kind. On the contr…
22Isa 45:22
Athenagoras of Athens fl. c. 177PG 6:907…no other god before me and after me there shall not be i am god and there is none besides me and concerning his greatness heaven is my throne and the earth is the footstool of…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:497…to be the only god and to have said through the prophets i am god and there is none besides me b and they teach that the spiritual things of wickedness have come to be from…
Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:983…there was no other god and after me there will not be i am god and there is none beside me b i have announced and i have saved and again i am the first god…
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:199…they were holy and alive he who had spoken in the prophets i am god and there is no god besides me for the savior knew that the god of abraham is he who is written…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:307…me and i shall give thee the nations for thine inheritance and the ends of the earth for thy possession most clearly does the divine spirit by these words call christ the son and name him…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:1093…me and i will give thee the nations for thine inheritance and the ends of the earth for thy possession and that the prophecy is true and the promise is unerring it is possible to discern…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:547…was that and they shall know that god rules over jacob of the ends of the earth for if it were said concerning the nation itself and those men finish in fury destroy that they may…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1101…shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth for when the savior had begun from the baptism received at the river jordan to preach the kingdom of…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1211…gods but also because he has made subject and brought under himself the ends of the earth for having asked this of the father he obtained it according to that ask of me and i will…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:83…his opinion at chapter xlii where he has these words that is i am god and there is none besides me who saves he holds as follows d this is for since there is one principle…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:397…hold back bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the ends of the earth for i shall command the angelic powers to do this because they are my sons and my daughters born…
Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:421…with your heart and remember the things of old from the beginning for i am god and there is no god besides me announcing from the beginning the things that are yet to come before they…
Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:1211…and one god orth when therefore god says through the prophet isaiah i am god and there is no other beside me who saves i have announced and i have saved and i have reproached and…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 61:799…and you shall be saved all from the extremity of the earth i am god and there is no other isa and again i have sworn by myself if justice shall go forth from my mouth…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:427…in your heart and remember the things that were from the age for i am god and there is no other besides me announcing beforehand the final things before they come to pass and at the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 68:441…in your heart and remember the things of old from the beginning for i am god and there is none beside me announcing beforehand the final things before they happen and they were at once accomplished…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:543…isaiah introduces that great person of the lord of all speaking saying i am god and there is no savior a righteous one besides me but if the son is all these things and saves the…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:989…shall be saved you who are from the ends of the earth i am god and there is no other i swear by myself if righteousness will not go forth from my mouth my words shall…
Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:911…thy god is one lord and again that thou mightest know that i am god and there is none besides me and indeed also there shall be no other gods for thee besides me we maintain…
Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1723…of god speaking thus i am god and there is none else by myself i swear justice shall go forth from my mouth and it shall not return…
Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:915…divination to god alone saying remember the former things from all ages for i am god and there is none other and he who declares the last things before they come to pass isa xlvi therefore…
Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:953…heretics suppose attempting to refer to the father alone expressions such as i am god and there is none else beside me isa xlv and others of this kind on the contrary as often as it…
23Isa 45:23
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:421D…re by himself" (Hebr. 6.13). Therefore, he who says, "By myself I swear, if righteousness shall not go forth from my mouth, my words shall not be turned back" (Isa. 45.23), has no one greater. And what do you s…
John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:619…hall all stand before the tribunal of Christ: for it is written, I live, says the Lord, for every knee shall bow to Me, and every tongue shall confess to God" (Is. 45.23-24). So then each one of us shall render a…
Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:201…scripture for it is written vers as i live saith the lord that unto me every knee shall bow and every tongue shall confess to god he is our judge b he is our justice it…
24Isa 45:24
Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:551B…of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth." The same is also true of what is written in the prophet: "Unto me every knee shall bow" (Isa. xlv, 24). Furthermore, regarding place, it shou…
25Isa 45:25
John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1569A…d judgment, and draw near to thy God always." Isa. lv, 2. — "Hearken unto me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall delight itself in good things." Isa. xlv, 25. — "All they who separate themselves fr…