Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

General references

Bible References

Unto him

Isaiah 64:8
But now, O Lord, You are our Father,
We are the clay, and You our potter;
And all of us are the work of Your hand.
Exodus 9:16
But, indeed, for this reason I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power and in order to proclaim My name through all the earth.
Job 15:24
“Distress and anguish terrify him,
They overpower him like a king ready for the attack,
Job 40:8
“Will you really annul My judgment?
Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth take their stand
And the rulers take counsel together
Against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying,
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom and no understanding
And no counsel against the Lord.
Jeremiah 50:24
“I set a snare for you and you were also caught, O Babylon,
While you yourself were not aware;
You have been found and also seized
Because you have engaged in conflict with the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 10:22
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?

Shall the clay

Isaiah 10:15
Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it?
Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it?
That would be like a club wielding those who lift it,
Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.
Isaiah 29:16
You turn things around!
Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay,
That what is made would say to its maker, “He did not make me”;
Or what is formed say to him who formed it, “He has no understanding”?
Jeremiah 18:6
“Can I not, O house of Israel, deal with you as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel.
Romans 9:20
On the contrary, who are you, O man, who answers back to God? The thing molded will not say to the molder, “Why did you make me like this,” will it?

General references

Exodus 9:17
Still you exalt yourself against My people by not letting them go.