15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour: …
And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-21)Wisdom here is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge ; it is Christ in the word and Christ in the heart, not only Christ revealed to us, but Christ revealed in us. It is the word of God, the whole compass of divine revelation; it is God the Word, in whom all divine revelation centres; it is the soul formed by the word; it is Christ formed in the soul; it is religion…
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