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in isaiah 44 uh we got through the first eight or so verses

we got some good stuff about in 44 about you know Israel being chosen by God I

mean created and formed by God right just like called out of nothing into existence

by God and and then Just like called out of nothing into existence by God. And then, of course,

if you were called into existence by God, if he created you, this would mean that you belonged

to him. And one thing he might not want you to do is to treat something else that you made as the thing that you belong to,

the thing that you serve, the thing that you worship. It makes sense when you just kind of boil it down

and 44 like this. Like, I made you, called you out of nothing, formed you, and somehow you're

worshipping this other thing that you made.

See why that's a problem?

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