“I have even from the beginning declared it to thee; before it came to pass I shewed it thee: lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.”
The declaration 'I declared them to you from long ago; before they came to pass I announced them to you, lest you should say, My idol did it, or my image, or my molten image commanded me' prevents Israel from attributing salvation to false gods. This verse articulates the prophetic function: establishing divine agency against idolatrous attribution. The specificity of idol types suggests engagement with actual Babylonian practices adopted by exiled Israelites. Prevention of false attribution serves theological pedagogy.
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