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A Tool in God's Hand
All commentators agree that this verse uses powerful metaphors (axe, saw, rod) to illustrate a core truth: human powers, even mighty empires like Assyria, are merely instruments in God's hands. For a king or nation to boast of their own strength is as absurd as an axe boasting against the one who swings it. All power and success ultimately originate from God, the wielder.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 10:15
18th Century
Theologian
Shall the axe... — In this verse, God reproves the pride and arrogance of the Assyrian monarch. He does this by reminding him that …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 10:15
19th Century
Bishop
Shall the ax boast itself ...? —The words spoken by the prophet as the mouthpiece of Jehovah remind us of the way in whic…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 10:15
16th Century
Theologian
Shall the axe boast? He now ridicules more strongly the mad effrontery of the Assyrians in imagining that he could create mountains of gol…
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John Gill
On Isaiah 10:15
17th Century
Pastor
Shall the axe boast itself against him that hews therewith
&c.] Hitherto are the words of the Assyrian monarch; and here begin…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 10:5–19
17th Century
Minister
See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…