Isa 40:22-23 | TNotes | STEP | 40:22 God sits enthroned as King over all the earth (see 6:1 ; Pss 2:4 ; 80:1 ; 99:1 ; 102:12 ; 113:5 ). God is so immense and awesome that humans are like grasshoppers in comparison. • Belief in God as creator of the heavens and earth contradicts the popular Babylonian and Egyptian belief that the sun, moon, and stars represent gods. • like a curtain ... his tent: See also Ps 104:2 .

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‏ Isaiah 40:22-23

40:22 ^a God sits enthroned as King over all the earth (see 6:1 ^b; Pss 2:4 ^c; 80:1 ^d; 99:1 ^e; 102:12 ^f; 113:5 ^g). God is so immense and awesome that humans are like grasshoppers in comparison.

• Belief in God as creator of the heavens and earth contradicts the popular Babylonian and Egyptian belief that the sun, moon, and stars represent gods.

• like a curtain ... his tent: See also Ps 104:2 ^h.
40:23 ⁱ great people: God is unimpressed by human power and fame.