Acts 17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands; 1. "God that made the world and all things therein." Here is an emphatic denial of all polytheistic and dualistic notions as to the origin and government of the world. 2. "God made the world." Here is an emphatic assertion that God is distinct from Nature: it is a product of His plastic hand. 3. God "is Lord of heaven and earth"; so that "the lords many," amongst whom the Greeks believed that the presidency and control of the universe are distributed, were but the idle creations of fancy. By these few words the apostle boldly pushed aside a whole host of errors to which the Athenians had given place in their minds, and by which they had been bewildered and injured. (W. L. Alexander, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; |
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