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To whom then will you liken God? or what likeness will you compare to him?
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The Folly of Physical Idols
The primary and most direct meaning of this verse is a powerful argument against physical idolatry. Commentators across the board, from Calvin to Spurgeon, affirm that the question exposes the absurdity of trying to represent the infinite, invisible Creator with a finite, man-made object. Any physical likeness is an insult to God's true majesty.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To whom then will ye liken God? Since he is so great, what can resemble him? What form can be made like him?
The main idea h…
19th Century
Anglican
To whom then will you liken God ... —The thought of the infinity of God leads, as in St. Paul’s reasoning ([Reference Act…
Baptist
To whom then will you liken God?
This is a strong argument against idolatry, against the worship of God under any visible form whats…
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16th Century
Protestant
To whom then have you likened God? The Jews were in great danger from another temptation, for there was reason to believe that the Assyria…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To whom then will you liken God ? &c.] There is nothing in the whole creation that can bear any resemblance to him, …
Whatever we esteem or love, fear or hope in, more than God, that creature we make equal with God, though we do not make images or worship them. Eve…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Be comforted, be comforted. This is the second principal part of this book, in which the prophet primarily intends to comfort th…
