Isa 10:15 | TNotes | STEP | 10:15 ax ... saw ... rod ... wooden cane: Such instruments are only as good as the person who uses them. Assyria considered itself independent of the hand of God, but their conquests were made possible only by his permission and to serve his purposes (10:5 ).

‏ Isaiah 10:15

10:15 ^a ax ... saw ... rod ... wooden cane: Such instruments are only as good as the person who uses them. Assyria considered itself independent of the hand of God, but their conquests were made possible only by his permission and to serve his purposes (10:5 ^b).