Later in the same chapter God mocks the idols who do not exist beyond the realm of time as He does. He challenges them to do two things that only the true God can do to perfection. One is easy to see: tell us the future. This is a common challenge, one God can fulfill because He created time and is not limited to it. Secondly, God asks the idols to tell us what has taken place in the past, and, even more importantly, the purpose of what happened.
