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NASB | Jude 1:9 But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jude 1:9 But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil (Satan), and arguing about the body of Moses, did not dare bring an abusive condemnation against him, but [simply] said, "The Lord rebuke you!" [Deut 34:5, 6; Zech 3:2] |
Subject: Why the dispute? |
Bible Note: Steve, We do know that God 'intervened' in this situation (Jude 1:9) through the archangel Michael, and God prevailed over Satan in this situation, since only He knows where Moses was buried. As I have stated in a former post, we do not know the magnitude or full scope of this situation, since Satan's motives are not given and there is very little detail here, except for the fact that Michael didn't dare to even slander Satan, being the chief prince of evil. The "experts" do their best and I have found their reasoning much more sound than mine own in myriad occasions while studying the Bible, Steve! And I will continue to consult them and to offer their 'sound' interpretations to the Forum- some "experts" of which are Presidents of Seminaries and spent many years and many hours of each week studying the Bible.. The credentials of these 'experts' speak for themselves and sure beat any 'credentials' that I, myself, could possibly offer to anyone.. So their interpretations not only command our acknowledgement, but our limited understandings would gain a great boost if we actually agreed with these 'experts' from time to time! I'm not saying that they are always right, but the commentary and guidance of these experts has been formulated and created by people who have levels of specialization that far exceed or outway anything that you or I have achieved. Therefore, we would be 'wise' to consult them and at least listen to them before dismissing them for a 'wild' scheme or speculation, since the 'weight' of the argument of the 'experts' is usually far greater then the 'weight' of speculation. Nolan |