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  1. Reading between the lines<\/em>. We should listen to the words of the prophet and fill in what the people must be thinking and feeling. The greater the comfort offered – the greater the despair felt by those who need it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Measure for measure<\/em>. Every construction project requires accurate measurements. How should one measure the world? Water one measures in the palm of the hand; the sky, the width of the hand. The weightier creations, in scales and balances. So what\u2019s the answer to this riddle? \u201cWho measured the waters with the hollow of His hand, And gauged the skies with a span, And meted earth\u2019s dust with a measure, And weighed the mountains with a scale And the hills with a balance?\u201d (verse 12). The master builder of the universe.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Ultimate inconsequentiality.<\/em> Among the different images used in this chapter is this excellent one: \u201cThe nations are but a drop in a bucket, Reckoned as dust on a balance\u201d (verse 16). A drop in a bucket that has been emptied…<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Silly idols!<\/em> Verses 19-20 give a short explanation as to how to go about making an idol. This description is meant to impress upon the listener just how crazy it is to believe there is something in this object, beyond the physical raw materials it is made of. Curious to know more about the design and production of idols? Soon the prophet will take us on a guided tour of the craftsman\u2019s workshop. Stay with us.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. There\u2019s no comparison<\/em>. But even so, we have to compare in order to understand it. That\u2019s what the prophet presents in verses 12-26. God as compared with people. As compared with the nations. As compared with idols, and with flesh and blood leaders. 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