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NASB | Obadiah 1:8 "Will I not on that day," declares the LORD, "Destroy wise men from Edom And understanding from the mountain of Esau? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Obadiah 1:8 "Will I not on that day," says the LORD, "Destroy the wise men from Edom [removing all wisdom] And understanding from the mountain of Esau? |
Subject: Does God plunge mortals into ignorance? |
Bible Note: If we possess the knowledge of good and evil as you say, (by which we are held accountable for our choice to accept or deny Christ), then from where does this knowledge originate? And how is it relayed? Can a mortal, unenlightened by the divine revelations of God, truly discern between good and evil? Due to the inherent failings of human conscience, the Law of Moses was necessitated. ---- Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! (Isaiah 5:20 NAS95) |