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"So you will know that I am Yahweh, your God, Dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain. Then Jerusalem will be holy, And no strangers will pass through her any more.
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Knowing God by Experience
Commentators like Calvin explain that this verse promises a future where believers will move from knowing God by faith to knowing Him by experience. After periods of trial where God may seem distant, His manifest presence and protection will become so undeniable that His people will have tangible, experiential proof that He is their God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
God Himself wondrously joins His own words to those of the prophet, and speaks to His own people; So (literally, and) you shall know,<…
19th Century
Anglican
No strangers pass through her.— Strangers signify the aliens who had previously oppressed. They are like the spots and wrinkles which woul…
16th Century
Protestant
This is a confirmation of the preceding doctrine. Ye shall know, he says, that I am your God. The Prophet intimates that the favo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So shall you know that I [am] the Lord your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain
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Here is a challenge to all the enemies of God's people. There is no escaping God's judgments; hardened sinners, in that day of wrath, will be cut o…
