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NASB | Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 2:14 "Glory to God in the highest [heaven], And on earth peace among men with whom He is well-pleased." |
Subject: Matt. Chapter 1 |
Bible Note: Greeting Love Fountain! Isaiah and Job are in many places filled with figurative and descriptive language, and I would classify Isaiah 14:12 and Job 38:7 in this category as well. What is interesting is that Satan is never named as Lucifer in the Bible, even though tradition gives him this name, which means "morning star", because of the interpretation of this verse. I also believe that Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 are in part describing the fall of Satan, but I believe that there is a distinction between "morning stars" and angels. Both Job 38:7 and Isaiah 14:12 are written in figurative language, and they describe or mention "morning stars" that were especially beautiful. The "creation morning" is appropriately associated with these, it being the commencement of this world's day. The stars are figuratively said to sing God's praises, as in Psalm 19:1 and 148:3. They are symbols of the angels, bearing the same relation to our earth, as angels do to us. Therefore they answer in parallel to a figurative "sons of God," or angels. (See Job 25:5.) And I would conclude that Job 38:7 states that the "sons of God" (figuratively meaning angels) merely 'shouted for joy'. :-) I do not believe that Satan (or Lucifer) is being directly referred to as the "morning star" in Isaiah 14:12, but "morning star" was being used figuratively, meaning to describe the height and fall of the King of Babylon as well as that of Satan. Blessings to you! Nolan |