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Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have chosen you in the furnace of affliction.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
I have refined you, but not with silver ... —The meaning is obscure, and perhaps depends on some unknown process in ancie…
Baptist
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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16th Century
Protestant
Lo, I have tried thee. The Lord shows that He exercises such moderation in chastising His people that He makes provision for their salvati…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
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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13th Century
Catholic
Hear these things, O house of Jacob. Here he promises the liberation of the people. This is divided into two parts.
In th…
