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But our God is in the heavens. He does whatever he pleases.
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God's Absolute Sovereignty
Commentators unanimously see this verse as a powerful declaration of God's absolute sovereignty. Unlike powerless idols, our God resides in heaven, the seat of ultimate authority, and accomplishes everything according to His perfect will. Scholars like Calvin and Spurgeon stress that nothing happens by chance; every event is part of God's eternal plan, providing a foundation for unshakable trust.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But our God is in the heavens - The Septuagint adds, “and in the earth.” This is not, however, in the Hebrew. The idea is, our God really ex…
19th Century
Baptist
But our God is in the heavens:
Where they cannot see him. But that is just where he should be—in his own royal pavilion, seated upo…
16th Century
Protestant
Surely our God is in heaven. The faithful, with holy boldness, encourage themselves all the more to prayer. We know our prayers are worthl…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But our God is in the heavens His habitation is in the heavens, as the Targum; the Septuagint and Arabic versions ad…
Let no opinion of our own merits have any place in our prayers or in our praises. All the good we do is done by the power of his grace; and all the…
