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1 | For His purpose?Blameless in His way | Prov 16:7 | Makarios | 154433 | ||
Greetings Ray, I apologize for my slowness in responding. I agree! Psalm 18:30 and 2 Samuel 22:31 are almost identical passages of Scripture. As for Proverbs 16:4 "The LORD has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble" [ESV] and Proverbs 16:33 "The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD" [ESV], I see both of those verses as being different in meaning when compared with 2 Samuel 22:33. It is interesting to note the NASB rendering of 2 Samuel 22:33 "And He sets the blameless in His way" as compared to the NKJV rendering and the ESV "and has made my way blameless" which are both a bit more idiomatic.. The more idiomatic NKJV and ESV renderings seek to avoid the ambiguity of "are the blameless already blameless before they are in His way?" which could be derived from the NASB rendering, even though I like the fact that the NASB puts those who are blameless in 'His way', i.e. placing emphasis on God's way to show that that is how they are being made blameless. Excellent thoughts! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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2 | For His purpose?Blameless in His way | Prov 16:7 | Ray | 154467 | ||
Hi Makarios, I just wrote #154462 and would be interested in any of your thoughts for there. Don't apologize for slowness in responding, I know that you are a busy man and you need to continue to keep your priorities in order. 1) The connection that I see in the verses that we are considering might be shown by my parentheses [my apologies to Hank and others]. Proverbs 16:4, "The Lord has made everything for (Himself, NKJ) its own purpose." Proverbs 16:33, "...But its every decision is from the (Lord)." 2 Samuel 22:31, "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the (Lord) is tested;..." 2 Samuel 22:33, "God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless in (His) way." Psalm 18:30, "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the (Lord) is tried;..." Again, the parentheses are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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