GOD THE FATHER CREATED THE DESTROYER

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“See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who have created the destroyer to wreak havoc;

 Behold, I have created the smith . . .—The words assert the same thought. The “axe,” the “hammer,” the “sword,” of the great ravagers of the earth are formed by the great Work-Master, and He would fashion no such weapon against the new Jerusalem.

Verse 16. – Behold, I have created, etc. The Church is encouraged to fear no danger by being reminded that all power to do hurt is from God. Whether it be the smith that forges a weapon, or the waster that destroys and lays waste whole countries, or any other worker of woe to man, all are equally brought into being, and sustained in life, by God. None can do a hurt that God does not allow. The smith that bloweth the coals.

In ancient times the smith worked his metal into shape by the help of a blow-pipe, which he blew himself (see Rosellini, ‘Monumenti Civili,’ pl. 51, fig 4, and pl. 52, fig. 4). For his work; or, for its work: i.e. destruction. The waster; i.e. the conquering king, such as Tiglath-Pileser, Sargon, Sennacherib, Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus. Isaiah 54:16

A blowpipe generally refers to a simple tube for directing a jet of air into the center of a flame to increase the temperature, used in metalworking to enhance the combustion process. In a more traditional sense, a blowpipe is a long, hollow tube used historically by indigenous peoples to blow darts or projectiles, often coated with some form of poison, towards game or in warfare.

The passage you’ve quoted doesn’t directly describe a blowpipe; rather, it is a selection from the Bible, specifically Isaiah 54:16 (NIV). In this passage, the blacksmith who fans coals into flame may use a bellows or some type of blowpipe to intensify the fire, which is metaphorically alluding to God’s control over both creation and destruction. The passage emphasizes that all roles in life, both those that create and those that destroy, are under divine authority.

 

 

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