Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Kevin Riley <klriley AT alphalink.com.au>]

Worshipping God in the form of fire is quite old.  It has long been 
found among Indo-European peoples.  But, I don't see that in the Hebrew 
text.

Kevin Riley

On 1/02/2011 10:02 AM, kenneth greifer wrote:
> I was wondering if Isaiah 44:15 might say "...he (the idol maker) will make a god and he 
> will worship (he will bow), he makes (it) an idol and bows to them (lamo) (or to it)." It 
> also says he will use the wood to make a fire to warm himself and to cook. Maybe the quote 
> literally means he will make a god and an idol and bow to them both if the god is the fire. I 
> heard that in those times some people worshiped fire as a god. I don't know if they believed in a 
> god in charge of fire or if they thought fire itself was a god. It's a wild guess, but who knows. 
> It could explain the word "to them" (lamo). (As usual, I don't actually expect anyone 
> to answer, but if you do, please don't do it off-list. Thank you.)
>
> Kenneth Greifer                                         
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