“But God never changes.\par No person can stand against God.\par God does anything he wants.\par
Daniel 4:35 - Easy To Read Version People on earth are not truly important.\par God does what he wants\par with the powers of heaven\par and the people on earth.\par No one can stop his powerful hand!\par No one can question the things he does!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing. And He does according to His will in the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth, and none can stay His hand or say to Him, What are You doing? American Standard Version (1901) and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? Common English Bible All of earth’s inhabitants are nothing in comparison. The Most High does whatever he wants with heaven’s forces and with earth’s inhabitants. No one can contain his power or say to him, ‘What do you think you are doing?’ English Standard Version 2016 all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, “What have you done?” |
“But God never changes.\par No person can stand against God.\par God does anything he wants.\par
But if God decides not to help them,\par then no person can judge God guilty.\par If God hides himself from people,\par then no person can find him.\par God is the ruler over people and nations.\par
“Job, you argued with God All-Powerful.\par You judged me guilty of doing wrong.\par Now, will you admit that you are wrong?\par Will you answer me!”\par
“Lord, I know you can do everything.\par You make plans, and nothing\par can change or stop your plans.\par
God is very wise\par and his power is very great.\par No person can fight God and not be hurt.\par
The Lord does anything he wants,\par in heaven and earth,\par in the seas and deep oceans.\par
From his high throne {\cf2\super [208]} he looked down\par at all the people living on earth.\par
Lord, you gave me only a short life. {\cf2\super [236]} \par My short life is nothing,\par compared to you.\par Every person’s life is only like a cloud\par \{that quickly disappears\}.\par No person lives forever! {\cf2\super [237]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [238]})\i0 \par
Listen to this all you nations.\par Listen to this all you people on earth.\par
There is no person who is wise enough to make a plan that can succeed if the Lord is against it.
The king has the authority to give commands. And no one can tell him what to do.
The land of Judah will be a place for all the people in Egypt to fear. Any person in Egypt that hears the name Judah will be scared. This will happen because the Lord All-Powerful has planned terrible things to happen to Egypt.
My soul wants to be with you at night.\par And the spirit in me wants to be with you\par at the dawning of every new day.\par When your way of justice comes to the land,\par people will learn the right way of living.\par
“I have always been God. When I do something, no person can change what I have done. And no person can save people from my power.”
God helps and saves people.\par God does amazing miracles\par in heaven and on earth.\par God saved Daniel from the lions.”\par
So the men cried to the Lord, “Lord, \{we are throwing this man into the sea because of the bad things he did\}. Please don’t say we are guilty of killing an innocent man. Please don’t make us die for killing him. We know you are the Lord, and you will do whatever you want. \{But please be kind to us.\}”
God gave to these people the same gift that he gave to us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So could I stop the work of God? No!”
These people that ‘came together’ against Jesus made your plan happen; it happened because of your power and your will.
But if this is from God, then you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!”
Doing that would make the Lord jealous {\cf2\super [75]} ! And we don’t want to do that, do we? No, because he is much stronger than we are.
“Who knows the mind of the Lord?\par Who can tell the Lord what to do?”\par \i (Isaiah 40:13)\i0 \par
In Christ we were chosen \{to be God’s people\}. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what God wanted. And God is the One who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.
Someone told the king of Jericho, “Last night some men from Israel came to look for weaknesses in our country.”
So Samuel told Eli everything. Samuel did not hide anything from Eli.