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NASB | 2 Chronicles 10:15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events from God that the LORD might establish His word, which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 10:15 So the king did not listen to the people, for the turn of events was from God that the LORD might fulfill His word, which He had spoken through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. [1 Kin 11:29-39] |
Bible Question:
i do not understand what this verse means at all i know that it was prophesied that it would happen, and it did. But jsut because God said that it would happen, does this mean that it was Gods WILL? i ask because it states that the turn of events was FROM GOD. how can this be from god? what does this tell me about God's character? Does this mean that every thing that God says will happen for the good or for the bad is from him because he says it? any explanation? |
Bible Answer: Dear Rachel :: In connection with the questions you have raised in regard to 2 Chronicles 10:15, concerning the character and acts of God, you ask, "Any explanation?" Yes, Rachel, there is a perfectly good explanation, one that we human beings are prone to pass over as we seek to find other ways -- human ways -- to understand and explain the Bible's message. In our efforts to reduce the mighty acts of God to terms that that we, in our limited and finite vision, can easily grasp, we often lose sight of the absolute sovereignty of God, and we forget what God said: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord" (Isaiah 55:8, KJV). ....... God is sovereign. "The LORD has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all" (Psalm 103:19, NASB). ...... God is sovereign. "The LORD reigns. He is clothed with majesty; the LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength; indeed, the world is firmly established, it will not be moved" (Psalm 93:1, NASB). ....... God is sovereign. "The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many islands be glad" (Psalm 97:1, NASB). ....... God is sovereign. "Woe to the one who quarrels with his Maker -- an earthenware vessel among the vessels of the earth. Will the clay say to the potter, 'What are you doing?'" (Isaiah 45:9, NASB). ...... Perhaps it would be edifying to go back to the verse, to read the verse in context by reading a larger portion of the passage, to read a cross reference in 1 Kings 11:29-39, and to bear uppermost in mind that God is sovereign ... always. --Hank |