Editing Book of Isaiah (section)

=== Monotheism ===
Isaiah 44:6 contains the first clear statement of Yahwist [[monotheism]]: "I am the first and I am the last; beside me there is no God". In Isaiah 44:09–20, this develops into a satire on the making and worship of idols, mocking the foolishness of the carpenter who worships the idol that he himself has carved. While Yahweh had shown his superiority to other gods before, in Second Isaiah he becomes the sole God of the world. This model of monotheism became the defining characteristic of post-Exilic [[Judaism]] and provided the basis for Christianity and for [[Islam]].{{sfn|Coogan|2009|pp=335–336}}