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Psalm 94:10
He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish? He who teaches man knows.
8Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?
9He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?
10He who disciplines the nations, won’t he punish? He who teaches man knows.
11The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, LORD, and teach out of your law,
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The God who teaches human beings also disciplines nations, confronting the thought that human knowledge could exceed his or human power escape his judgment.
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Job 35:11who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’Both passages name God as humanity's teacher; Job describes the understanding he gives humans beyond that of animals.
Revelation 3:19As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.Both passages speak of divine correction; Revelation connects Christ's reproof and chastening with his love and a command to repent.
Isaiah 28:26For his God instructs him in right judgment and teaches him.Both passages identify God as the one who teaches people, with Isaiah naming right judgment as his instruction.
Jeremiah 10:25Pour out your wrath on the nations that don’t know you, and on the families that don’t call on your name; for they have devoured Jacob. Yes, they have devoured …Both texts concern God's judgment of nations; Jeremiah asks for wrath against nations that have devoured Jacob.
Job 36:22Behold, God is exalted in his power. Who is a teacher like him?Both passages identify God as teacher while speaking of his authority, expressed through power in Job and discipline in Psalm 94.
Isaiah 2:3Many peoples shall go and say, “Come, let’s go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will …Both passages speak of God teaching people; Isaiah describes many peoples seeking his ways and walking in his paths.
John 6:45It is written in the prophets, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who hears from the Father and has learned, comes to me.Both passages speak of people being taught by God; John connects hearing and learning from the Father with coming to Jesus.
Psalm 44:2You drove out the nations with your hand, but you planted them. You afflicted the peoples, but you spread them abroad.Both passages portray nations as subject to God's action; Psalm 44 recounts his driving out nations and afflicting peoples.
Proverbs 2:6For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.Both passages trace human knowledge to God: he teaches humanity, and knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.
Psalm 94:22But the LORD has been my high tower, my God, the rock of my refuge.Within the same psalm, God is named as the one who disciplines nations and as the speaker's refuge.
Psalm 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.Both passages concern God teaching people; Psalm 119 turns that truth into a request for good judgment and knowledge.
Habakkuk 1:12Aren’t you from everlasting, LORD my God, my Holy One? We will not die. LORD, you have appointed them for judgment. You, Rock, have established him to punish.Both passages attribute judgment and punishment to God; Habakkuk speaks of those he has appointed to carry them out.
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You do not have to treat human power as the highest authority. Even nations answer to God, whose knowledge exceeds that of everyone he teaches.
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