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As you don`t know what is the way of the wind, Nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; Even so you don`t know the work of God who does all.
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Act Despite Uncertainty
Commentators agree that this verse uses profound mysteries—like the path of the wind or the formation of a baby in the womb—to make a practical point. Since we cannot know or control the future, we should not be paralyzed by 'what ifs.' Instead, we are called to act faithfully and generously in the present, trusting the God 'who does all' with the outcome of our work.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
“Unforeseen events come from God; and the man who is always gazing on the uncertain future will neither begin nor complete any useful work: but bea…
19th Century
Anglican
The wording of this passage leaves it ambiguous whether we have here two illustrations of man’s ignorance, or only one; whether we are to understan…
Baptist
There are great mysteries which we can never comprehend. God alone knows how the soul comes into the body, or even how the body is fashioned. This …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
As you know not what [is] the way of the spirit If indeed a man could foresee and be assured of seasonable weather f…
Solomon presses the rich to do good to others. Give freely, though it may seem thrown away and lost. Give to many. Do not excuse yourself with the …
