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The Purpose of Affliction
Commentators agree that God uses trials, described as a 'furnace of affliction,' not to destroy His people but to purify them. Like a refiner's fire, suffering is intended to remove moral and spiritual impurities, ultimately working for their good and bringing them closer to Him.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 48:10
18th Century
Theologian
Behold, I have refined you – This refers to the Jews in their afflictions and captivity in Babylon. It states one purpose He had in view i…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 48:10
19th Century
Bishop
I have refined you, but not with silver ... —The meaning is obscure, and perhaps depends on some unknown process in ancie…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 48:10
19th Century
Preacher
You sinful one, yet one of his own children, he will refine you again and again, and he will glorify himself by saving you.
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 48:10
16th Century
Theologian
Lo, I have tried thee. The Lord shows that He exercises such moderation in chastising His people that He makes provision for their salvati…
John Gill
On Isaiah 48:10
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, I have refined you, but not with silver
But it is not usual to refine with silver; not silver with silver, nor any oth…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 48:9–15
17th Century
Minister
We ourselves have nothing to plead with God as a reason for Him to show mercy on us. It is for His praise, to the honor of His mercy, to spare.
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