Bible Strands
Isaiah 43:15
I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, and your King.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Israel immediately after announcing judgment on Babylon in Isaiah 43:14 and before promising a new exodus in Isaiah 43:16. He identifies Himself as their personal Holy One, Creator, and King during this moment of divine intervention.
The words — The Hebrew מַלְכְּכֶם (mal.ke./Khem) literally means "your King," attaching the second-person suffix directly to the title. The term קְדוֹשְׁכֶם (ke.do.she./Khem) similarly reads "your Holy One," grounding divine holiness in a specific relationship rather than an abstract attribute.
The thread — The title "Holy One of Israel" reappears in Isaiah 48:17 alongside the LORD as Redeemer, while the Creator motif echoes Isaiah 43:1. The declaration of divine kingship parallels Psalm 74:12, where God is named King from ancient times to work salvation on the earth.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that the same God who judges nations and creates history claims direct ownership of Israel. It demands a response of submission to His authority rather than independent action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I am the Lord, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.
Cross-references
- Psalms 74:12 Yet God is my King from ancient times, working salvation on the earth.
- Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
- Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
- Jeremiah 51:5 For Israel and Judah have not been abandoned by their God, the LORD of Hosts, though their land is full of guilt before the Holy One of Israel.”
- Habakkuk 1:12 Are You not from everlasting, O LORD, my God, my Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.
- Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
- Revelation 3:7 To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
- Isaiah 30:11 Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”
- Isaiah 33:22 For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
- Isaiah 40:25 “To whom will you liken Me, or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.