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The wise men are put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
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Rejecting God's Word is Folly
The commentators unanimously agree that the core failure of the 'wise men' was not a lack of intellect, but their rejection of 'the word of the Lord.' Scholars explain this refers to both the written law and the living, prophetic word from God. Any system of thought, whether based on tradition or modern philosophy, that sets itself against God's revealed truth is ultimately shown to be folly.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They have rejected the word of the Lord - It became in the hands of the Soferim or scribes a mere code of ceremonial observance. Compare ([R…
19th Century
Anglican
They have rejected the word of the Lord. —The “wise men” are apparently distinguished from the scribes, probably as stude…
Baptist
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD, and what wisdom is in them?
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16th Century
Protestant
He says now that the wise were ashamed, and astonished, and ensnared. By these words he means that the Jews gained nothing by their crafti…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The wise men are ashamed Of the wisdom of which they boasted, when it would appear to be folly, and unprofitable to them:…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here, he shows their pride, which stems from their boast of wisdom; concerning this, there are three things.
