Subject: Man or man? |
Bible Note: Greetings BradK, Good find with Habakkuk 1:13! The ESV translation also comes very close; the first part of the verse actually saying that God 'cannot look at wrong.' Also, Revelation 21:27 states that nothing unclean will ever enter into heaven. We know that God cannot sin, and the closest association that sin ever had with God was through His Son on the cross. However, does this also mean that God is unable to "see" or detect sin? I cannot find a verse in the Bible that would lead me to believe that God is unable to, at the very least, perceive sin, and I believe that there may be a few verses that actually may prove the contrary (Proverbs 5:21; Psalm 119:168). Also, we know that God detests sin. Therefore, He must know or at least be able to perceive the presence of sin in order to find it as something that is repugnant to Him. I am not faulting what you are saying or disagreeing with what is stated in Habakkuk 1:13, but I am saying that God must at least be able to 'perceive' sin without indulging or considering it deeply. If we look again at the Habakkuk passage, it is actually a question to God, asking why He is silent when 'the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?' (ESV).. Therefore, we cannot assume the truth spoken in the first part of the passage without considering the passage as a whole (both parts), which helps to convey the 'truth' of the passage more accurately. Does Habakkuk 1:13 say that God cannot 'look at wrong'? I would say that it comes very close without actually doing so. Blessings to you, Makarios |