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Full Idea
I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.
Gist of Idea
Beside me there is no God
Source
Isaiah (23: Book of Isaiah [c.680 BCE], 44.06)
Book Ref
'The Bible', ed/tr. the Church [Collins 1950], p.350
A Reaction
This seems to be the first clear statement (c. 680 BCE) of monotheism, certainly preceding any Greek views on the subject (cf. Idea 2629,Idea 7347). It is not just an arrogant assertion by the jews, but a humble sacrifice, donating their god to humanity.
Related Ideas
Idea 2629 Anaxagoras was the first to say that the universe is directed by an intelligence [Anaxagoras, by Cicero]
Idea 7347 Zoroastrians believed in one eternal beneficent being, Creator through the holy spirit [Johnson,P]
| 7493 | Let us reason together, saith the Lord [Isaiah] |
| 7343 | Beside me there is no God [Isaiah] |
| 7608 | The world is established, and cannot be moved [Isaiah] |