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I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.
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The Essence of Pride
Commentators explain that the king's desire to be 'like the Most High' is the ultimate expression of pride. It's not just arrogance, but an attempt to usurp God's unique position. As John Calvin notes, exalting oneself is like declaring war on God. Matthew Henry contrasts this sinful ambition with the godly ambition to be 'like the Most Holy' in character, which God commands.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I will be like the Most High - There is a remarkable resemblance between this language and that used in ([Reference 2 Thessalonians…
19th Century
Anglican
I will be like the most High. —The Chaldean king is rightly represented as using a Divine name (Elîôn), which wa…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. It might certainly be thought strange that the Prophet thus accuses the Babylonian monarch,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds Which are the chariots of God, and in which he rides, and so this prou…
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…
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13th Century
Catholic
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…
