The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: ISA 44:14 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 the rain doth nourish it.
ISA 44:15 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.
ISA 44:16 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:
ISA 44:17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven
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