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Striving Against God: The Folly of Resisting the Maker - Illustration on Divine sovereignty | IllustrateTheWord

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Striving Against God: The Folly of Resisting the Maker

By Joseph S. ExellSource: archive.org203 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

The original audience resisted Elohim on two grounds: first, because He permitted His people's captivity in a distant land under oppression; second, because liberation seemed impossible, even beyond God's power to effect.

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Divine sovereignty human rebellion consequences of resistance submission to God's will

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Isaiah 45:9

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