Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 45:5-6

"I am Jehovah, and there is none else; besides me there is no God. I will gird thee, though thou hast not known me; that they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none besides me: I am Jehovah, and there is none else." — Isaiah 45:5-6 (ASV)

I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me. That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.

Those who believe in idols think that there may be lords many and gods many, but he who is a true follower of Jehovah knows that there can be no other god beside him. He fills all space, and there is no room for another. There is but one Creator, one Preserver, and one God, who alone is to be worshipped.

I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.

This was intended to correct the mistake of Cyrus. He probably was a fire-worshipper, a believer in the two great forces of good and evil. These forces were supposed to be equally eternal and powerful, and the Persians regarded them as the god of good and the god of evil.

So the Lord says: