Connect Isaiah 34:17 with other scriptures on God's authority over the earth. God Assigns Territory in Isaiah 34:17 “ He has cast the lot for them; His hand has portioned it out to them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever and dwell in it from generation to generation.” (Isaiah 34:17) • The verse pictures the Lord as a surveyor: choosing, measuring, allotting. • In context He is apportioning ruined Edom to desert creatures, yet the underlying truth is larger—every inch of earth remains under His personal jurisdiction. • The “lot” and “measuring line” highlight deliberate, detailed authority, not random fate. Creation Confirms Divine Ownership • Genesis 1:1—“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” The Maker automatically holds the title deed. • Psalm 24:1-2—“The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof… For He has founded it.” Ownership rests on creation and sustaining power. • Job 38:4-5—God alone fixed the planet’s “measurements,” echoing Isaiah 34:17’s measuring line. Boundaries for Nations—A Sovereign Signature • Deuteronomy 32:8—“When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance… He set the boundaries of the peoples.” • Acts 17:26—He “determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.” • Psalm 74:17—“You set all the boundaries of the earth.” God’s right to carve borders—whether for nations or jackals—stands unchallenged. Daily Sustenance Reveals Ongoing Authority • Psalm 115:3—“Our God is in heaven; He does as He pleases.” • Colossians 1:16-17—All things were created “through Him and for Him… in Him all things hold together.” The earth is not merely assigned once; it is actively upheld every second by divine will. Christ, the Full Expression of God’s Rule • Revelation 11:15—“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” Jesus Christ embodies and will publicly manifest the authority hinted at in Isaiah 34:17, reclaiming every realm for righteous rule. Responding to the Ruler of All the Earth • Recognize: every plot line on a map and every span of wilderness ultimately belongs to Him. • Rest: His precise control extends to the details of personal life just as surely as to geopolitical borders. • Revere: yield allegiance to the One who measures, allots, sustains, and will soon reign openly over the earth He already owns. |
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