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NASB | Isaiah 11:12 And He will lift up a standard for the nations And assemble the banished ones of Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 11:12 And He will lift up a signal for the nations And assemble the outcasts of Israel, And will gather the dispersed of Judah From the four corners of the earth. |
Subject: Where ARE the four corners of the earth? |
Bible Note: Greetings Taleb, I, too, have a rich wealth of Study Bibles at my disposal, and I would much rather use any one of those resources that I have that were written for and about the Bible and rely upon what they teach, rather than to rely on some 'scientific article.' I would just love to get into a 'competition' with you regarding just who has the best commentary to back up his position, and I am very confident that I would win that battle. But my whole purpose in returning to this Forum was not because of any sort of competition, but because of the fact that I actually did have something to offer to it in a positive way. When I was younger and not as experienced in posting: yes, I would happily go round and round with you, just to 'prove you wrong.' But I write now not in a spirit of competition, but in a spirit of willingness to be used for the purpose of God only. And my posts have changed greatly since then. I do agree that the majority of scientific findings can be supported by Scripture, although I do not believe so in the case of the earth having 'four distinct corners.' If we for once took to your description and considered that as truth, then I come up with more questions than answers, such as 'why only four distinct corners'? And how would the earth's topography in these corners be distinguished from that of any other region? Also, would these four corners actually make the earth round? Could any "corner" do that? And how is it that a "corner" could be 'distinguished'? Is not the earth round, all the way around? I believe that to presuppose that the earth has 'corners' is a clear contradiction of Isaiah 40:22. Blessings to you, Makarios |