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NASB | Job 1:6 ¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Job 1:6 ¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them. [Rev 12:10] |
Subject: don'y understand your answer |
Bible Note: Greetings New Creature! Thanks for the input! Let's look at Hab. 1:13 and see if it supports the view that God cannot look on sin. First of all, we note that this verse if part of Habakkuk’s Second Complaint against God. It is not a didactic section, but a poetic section of Scripture. It is Habakkuk's address to God, not a teaching section about God. Secondly, we should note that in Hebrew poetry, the second line is usually a clarification or repetition of the thought in the first line. Thus, not looking upon sin would be the same as being unable to tolerate wrong. Yet, this is exactly what Habakkuk was accusing God of doing. He asks in the very same verse, "Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?" So, all in all, I would stick with my original answer that God can see sin otherwise there would be little that He could see in this fallen world. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |