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Commentary Of David Guzik's Enduring Word Bible

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The commentary I have chosen is from David Guzik’s Enduring Word Bible Commentary. He begins his commentary on 1 Cor. 1:21-25 with and opening Old Testament quotation in verse 19, “For it is written” and where was it written? In Isaiah 29:14, “Therefore behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of the wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.” Apostle Paul then asks the question “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? David Guzik based his commentary on Paul’s quotation of Isaiah 29:14 and wrote that “God has made them all foolish through His wisdom. He has destroyed …show more content…

1). I find David Guzik’s commentary to be accurate and helpful in interpreting Scripture. As the Jews were looking for a sign, they missed the sign that was before them in flesh and blood. That sign was Jesus. He is the only sign one needs to see for salvation, in my opinion. I did not have any trouble understanding Guzik’s commentary on these verses. As a matter of fact, I rejoiced and had some church while reading his commentary. When I reviewed the background of the city of Corinth and saw the two cultures that shaped the city politically and religiously, it became clearer as to why, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Paul wrote about the wisdom of man in comparison to the wisdom of God. From the Greek and Roman cultures, we have the Greco-Roman philosophers who were, in the eyes of man, wise men. Men of knowledge and considered to be great thinkers who were popular among the people and revered for their wisdom. However, their wisdom paled in comparison to the wisdom of God. They were so wise that they thought they had the God of the universe figured out. This group of men would be the scribes. These scribes were considered to be the commentaries on the Law. These the commentaries that I found to be inaccurate, overreaching, and obviously, God did also because He counted their wise commentaries as foolishness.

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