Isaiah 45 - Day 531 (link to today's reading)
Scripture: Isaiah 45:9-10 Commentary (bethmelekh.com): This passage appears to be addressing the complaints of some of Israel’s exiles, who may have taken issue with HaShem’s choice of a goy deliverer (Cyrus). It is the height of hubris for a human being to accuse God of ill planning: it is so foolish as to be likened to a piece of pottery debating the plans of the potter. The Hebrew idiom “Your work has no hands”, is still used today in some Jewish communities to describe something that makes no sense. So great is the foolishness of one who questions God’s work of redemption, that he is compared to a child questioning why his parents conceived him, or why his mother gave birth to him. The “Woes” of these two verses are an incredulous rebuke that is to be heeded, lest the pottery shard be turned to dust, or the child given over to the fruit of his own foolish thinking. Application: The fool says that there is no God, but worse off are those who know that there is a God and choose to rebel against His wishes. Prayer: Lord, Jesus have mercy on us sinners... Comments are closed.
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