"Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins."
The adverb 'thus' refers to the foolish notions of what earthly prosperity means in the foregoing verse. It may loom large like a green bay tree in girth awesome, and for height touching the clouds and its overreaching branches draw great many seeking its shadow like the satellite nations suing for peace under the aegis of King of Babylon. "And, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;/He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches." (Dan.4.13-14) The earth and the fulness thereof belong to God and according to the predetermined counsel of God events shall playout, so one nation flexes its muscles and lays down laws however irrational these be, causes great many upheavals but they shall simply vanish like smoke before a gust of wind, "For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.:(Rev.17.17). Man is bewildered because he sees circumstances but fail to understand the one who is in control of them. It is brought out clearly when Peter hazarded to walk on water, Matt.14.28-32
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water./And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus./But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me./And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased."Peter as with the rest were not fully convinced whether it their master or a spirit. "they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear."
"Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins."
The adverb 'thus' refers to the foolish notions of what earthly prosperity means in the foregoing verse. It may loom large like a green bay tree in girth awesome, and for height touching the clouds and its overreaching branches draw great many seeking its shadow like the satellite nations suing for peace under the aegis of King of Babylon. "And, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;/He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches." (Dan.4.13-14) The earth and the fulness thereof belong to God and according to the predetermined counsel of God events shall playout, so one nation flexes its muscles and lays down laws however irrational these be, causes great many upheavals but they shall simply vanish like smoke before a gust of wind, "For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.:(Rev.17.17). Man is bewildered because he sees circumstances but fail to understand the one who is in control of them. It is brought out clearly when Peter hazarded to walk on water, Matt.14.28-32
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water./And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus./But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me./And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased."Peter as with the rest were not fully convinced whether it their master or a spirit. "they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear."
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