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God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?
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God's Unchanging Reliability
Commentators explain that this verse contrasts God's perfect nature with human fallibility. Unlike people, who may lie or change their minds due to new information or inability, God is eternally truthful and unchanging. His character is the ultimate guarantee that His promises are unbreakable and His word is completely trustworthy.
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19th Century
Anglican
Neither the son of man, that he should repent.— The adoption of these words, with slight variation, by Samuel ([Reference…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
God is not a man, that he should lie Man is a creature consisting of a body of flesh and blood, and of a soul, a cre…
Presbyterian
Balak was angry with Balaam. Thus a confession of God's overruling power is extorted from a wicked prophet, to the confusion of a wicked prince. A …
