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1 | verse about devil's insignificance | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 234735 | ||
Dear Brian, What happens for me, sometimes, is that I remember the impression from a sermon more vividly than the passage itself. In this particular case, the word that the NASB translates as "stare" and the ESV translates as "gaze" probably don't quite carry the connotation of what Isaiah had written. I remember an expositor who once said that the word might be translated "squint" or "looking askance." Thus, "THAT was what everyone was so worried about???" As a disclaimer I have to point out that the passage, in context, may also be interpreted as a reference to "the body of the king of Babylon cast out." On the other hand, Isaiah has a distinction of making multiple connection in a simultaneous fashion. I would not -- for whatever that is worth -- be uncomfortable, therefore, with an interpretation that makes this a connection to the adversary; i.e., Satan. In Him, Doc |
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2 | verse about devil's insignificance | Bible general Archive 4 | brian c | 234738 | ||
Hi Doc, I've been wondering whether what you describe is what happened ie...the impression stuck while the actual text flew away! The impression I got many years back was just as you said (quote)"THAT was what everyone was so worried about???" Funny though, someone mentioned the text to me just a year or so ago and I don't recall it being this one in Isaiah. Seems it was more concise but it is probably just as you speculated. And yes this is, I think, indicating the king of Babylon but as a type and shadow of things to come. At any rate, Jesus Himself was fond of quoting Isaiah and the old prophet was pointing to the cross where quoted by the Lord. So I too am not uncomfortable interpreting this verse as pointing to the defeat and exposure of the deceiver as little more than a self inflated liar. Thanks for the good input! Brian |
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