Isaiah 45:7
I form the light, and create darkness. I make peace, and create evil. I am LORD who does all these things.
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Genesis 1:17And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,
Exodus 14:20And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. And the cloud and the darkness was there, yet it gave light by night. And the one did not come near the other all the night.
Job 2:10But he said to her, Thou speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Job 34:29When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hides his face, who then can behold him? [It is] the same whether to a nation, or to a man,
Psalms 29:11LORD will give strength to his people. LORD will bless his people with peace.
Psalms 75:7But God is the judge. He put one down, and lifts another up.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 45:6-11
The Divine Dominion. ( b. c. 708.) 5 I am the Lord , and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: 6 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. 7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth… Read the whole commentary →