- I will go down:
- This is spoken figuratively; and as the Jewish writers speak, according to the language of men. So eyes, ears, hands, and other members of the body are attributed to God, for effecting those things which men cannot accomplish without these members. "And the LORDª came downª° to seeª°¹ the cityª and the tower,ª which¹ the childrenª of menª builded.ª°" {Gen 11:5} + "Go to,ª° let us go down,ª° and there¹ confoundª° their language,ª thatª they may not¹ understandª° oneª another'sª speech.ª" {Gen 11:7} + "And I am come downª° to deliverª° them out of the handª¹ of the Egyptians,ª and to bring²° them up¹ out of¹ that¹ landª unto¹ a goodª landª and a large,ª unto¹ a landª flowingª° with milkª and honey;ª unto¹ the placeª of the Canaanites,ª and the Hittites,ª and the Amorites,ª and the Perizzites,ª and the Hivites,ª and the Jebusites.ª" {Exd 3:8} + "For the LORDª had saidª° unto¹ Moses,ª Sayª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª Ye¹ [are] a stiffneckedªª people:ª I will come upª° into the midstª of thee in aª moment,ª and consumeª° thee: therefore now¹ put offª° thy ornamentsª from¹¹ thee, that I may knowª° what¹ to doª° unto thee." {Exd 33:5} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the LORDª cometh forthª° out of his place,ª¹ and will come down,ª° and treadª° upon¹ the high placesª of the earth.ª" {Mic 1:3} + "Forª I came downª° fromª heaven,ª notª toª doª° mine ownª will,ª butª the¹ willª of him that sentª° me.ª" {Jhn 6:38} + "Forª the¹ Lordª himselfª shall descendª° fromª heavenª withª a shout,ª withª the voiceª of the archangel,ª andª withª the trumpª of God:ª andª the¹ deadª inª Christª shall riseª° first:ª" {1Th 4:16}
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