Wisdom 15 - Summary

Israel turns to God: 'thou, O God, art gracious and true, longsuffering', and even if we sin, we are thine; to know thee is perfect righteousness and the root of immortality. Then comes a second satire. The potter shapes vessels for clean and unclean uses from the same clay, then makes a vain god of it, he who was made of earth himself and will soon return to it when his borrowed life is demanded. His heart is ashes; he counts life a market for gain. Most foolish of all are the enemies who oppress God's people and worship idols that cannot see, breathe, hear or walk.