“Let thine ear hear what thy mouth hath spoken,” said Abraham, and then he exhorted his father against idolatry.
Terah complained to Nimrod, who sent for Abraham, and he said to him, “Wilt thou not worship these idols? Well, then, adore fire.”
“Why not water which quenches fire?” asked Abraham.
Nimrod.—“Very well; then worship water.”
Abraham.—“Why not the clouds which swallow the water?”
Nimrod.—“So be it; adore the clouds.”
Abraham.—“Rather let me adore wind which blows the clouds about.”
Nimrod.—“So be it; pray to the wind.”
Abraham.—“But man can stand up against the wind, and build it out of his house.”
Then Nimrod in a fury exclaimed, “Fire is my god, and that shall consume you.”