Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.
The counsel to build houses is not set forth as the prophet's own human reasoning but is placed in the mouths of his rivals. The false claim about the prophetic work is thus attributed to opponents rather than to the prophet's own thoughts. This distinction shows that the prophetic message was not a human invention but came by supernatural inspiration.
The counsel to build houses is not set forth as the prophet's own human reasoning but is placed in the mouths of his rivals. The false claim about the prophetic work is thus attributed to opponents rather than to the prophet's own thoughts. This distinction shows that the prophetic message was not a human invention but came by supernatural inspiration.