Isaiah 44: The Living God and Lifeless Idols

God promises to pour out His Spirit on Israel's descendants and declares Himself the eternal and only God. A satire shows a man cooking with half a log and worshiping the other half, and the chapter ends with God forgiving His people and naming Cyrus to rebuild Jerusalem and the temple.

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In 44:21-22 God speaks of blotting out Israel's sins and calls them to return. How are these two connected?

Israel's sins are too heavy for God to removeIsrael must first make itself clean before God will forgiveGod has already wiped away their sins and so calls them backGod will forget Israel if they do not return at once