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Scripture: Isaiah 10:15Clear all

Isaiah 10:15

¹⁵Shall the ax boast itself against him who hews therewith? Shall the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? as if a rod should wield those who lift it up, [or] as if a staff should lift up [him who is] not wood.

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The Axe Cannot Boast Against the Woodcutter

The prophet's rhetorical question—"Shall the axe boast itself against him that heweth therewith?"—exposes the folly of the Assyrian king, who attributed his conquests entirely to his own skill and military might, ignorant that Yahweh wielded him as an instrument.

Isaiah 10:15Universaldivine supremacy and human subjectionthe folly of self-reliance