I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I will be like the Most High - There is a remarkable resemblance between this language and that used in ([Reference 2 Thessalonians…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I will be like the most High. —The Chaldean king is rightly represented as using a Divine name (Elîôn), which wa…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

God hates pride with a perfect hatred. He drives his sword through the very heart of it, and cuts it in pieces. None can be great and mighty, and b…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. It might certainly be thought strange that the Prophet thus accuses the Babylonian monarch,…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I will ascend above the heights of the clouds
Which are the chariots of God, and in which he rides, and so this prou…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The whole plan of Divine Providence is arranged with a view to the good of the people of God. A settlement in the land of promise is of God's mercy…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

409. Her time is near at hand. In this part, he promises liberation to the Jews through the destruction of Babylon, which he threatened abov…

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