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The Folly of a Crafted God
Commentators unanimously highlight the profound irony in this verse. Isaiah meticulously describes a carpenter using common tools—a rule, a line, planes, and a compass—to painstakingly craft a god. The detailed process reveals the absurdity of worshipping something that is entirely a product of human effort, skill, and design, rather than a divine creator.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 44:13
18th Century
Theologian
The carpenter - The axe is made (Isaiah 44:12), and the carpenter now proceeds to the construction of the god.
Stretch…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 44:13
19th Century
Bishop
The carpenter. —The wooden idol comes next. First there is the rough measurement with the “rule;” then the craftsman draws the out…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 44:13
19th Century
Preacher
The carpenter stretches out his rule, he marks it out with a line; he fits it with planes, and he marks it out with the compass, and makes it a…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 44:13
16th Century
Theologian
That it may abide in the house. Thus he shows the folly of such intense application; for their toil brings no other reward than to see the…
John Gill
On Isaiah 44:13
17th Century
Pastor
The carpenter stretches out his rule; Or, the worker of trees F5; that works in wood, or makes images of wood;…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 44:9–20
17th Century
Minister
Image-making is described to expose the folly of idolaters. Though a man had used part of a log for fuel, he fell down before an image made of the …