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You shall also decree a thing, and it shall be established to you. Light shall shine on your ways.
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The Power of Prayerful Decrees
Commentators suggest that to "decree a thing" can refer to the power of effective prayer. When a person is aligned with God, their prayers, like those of Abraham or Elijah, can be so faith-filled that God establishes their requests. This verse is seen as a promise that God hears and acts on the petitions of the righteous.
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Job
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee - You shall form a purpose or plan, and it shall not be frust…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou shalt also decree a thing —As, for example, in the memorable case of Abraham’s intercession for Sodom, to which ther…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee Strictly speaki…
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The answer of Eliphaz wrongly implied that Job had previously not known God, and that prosperity in this life would follow his sincere conversion. …
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding words, Eliphaz seems to have charged Job with not believing that God has providence in human affairs. Now, as a consequence, he ap…
