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Yahweh has made everything for its own end -- Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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Everything Serves God's Purpose
Commentators agree that this verse affirms God's absolute sovereignty. Everything He has made serves a specific purpose within His divine plan. The ultimate end of all creation, as scholars like Gill and Ellicott note, is to reveal His character—His wisdom, goodness, and power—and bring Him glory.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For himself - Better, The Lord has done everything for its own end; and this includes the appointment of an evil day for the wi…
19th Century
Anglican
The Lord has made all things for himself— that is, to serve His own purposes, so that His wisdom, goodness, etc., may be …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord has made all [things] for himself
This is true of the Lord with respect to the creation of all things by …
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God makes use of the wicked to execute righteous vengeance on each other; and He will be glorified by their destruction at last.
