Bible reading: Isaiah 44:14-17

How people foolishly make idols.


Isaiah 44:14-17

He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest; he planteth an ash, and rain doth nourish it.

Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth it, and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth it; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied: yea, he warmeth himself, and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have seen the fire:

And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

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Human plant trees like the cypress, the heavens water it, humans receive the goodness of heat, cooking food with it, and then with the leftover wood turns around and makes an idol and worships it, expecting the scraps to have "magic" power, a god, to "deliver" him. As line 20 says "He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside."

Another tragic foot bullet

A "foot bullet" by the way is American slang for "shooting one's self (with a gun) in one's own foot." It refers to doing something that ends up harming one's self.

In this article we read about a beloved father of four who is shot to death for no reason. But, he is shot to death at 4 a.m. while drinking in an all night bar.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/family-loses-inspiration-as-dad-shot-dead-in-pub/2008/04/27/1208743324581.html

Life imitates cults

While trying to kill a snake a man kills his wife by shooting her in the back instead.



http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mum-shot-dead-in-snake-incident/2008/04/27/1208743316250.html

A mother of four was shot dead by her husband as they tried to flush a snake out of a shed at their home insouth-east Queensland, police said yesterday.

Paramedics pronounced the woman, 33, dead on arrival at the property at Kingsthorpe.

Police believe a man, 37, accidentally fired his weapon when the snake slid over his feet about 10pm on Friday. His wife was shot in the back.