connections Bible verses EGW passages
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"No finite mind can fully comprehend the existence, the power, the wisdom, or the works of the Infinite One. Says the sacred writer: “Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.” Job 11:7-9 . The mightiest intellects of earth cannot comprehend God. Men may be ever searching, ever learning, and still there is an infinity beyond. PP 116.1"
Direct citation 100% Isaiah 40:28
"Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding."
The EGW passage directly quotes Job 11:7-9 to support the idea that no finite mind can fully comprehend God. This is a clear and explicit allusion.
Direct citation 97% Job 11:7-9
"Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea."
Ellen White directly references Job 11:7-9 in this passage.
Related principle 85% Romans 11:33
"O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!"
Both passages address the limitations of human understanding when it comes to comprehending God's wisdom and knowledge. While the EGW passage uses a direct quote from Job, the sentiment aligns with Romans 11:33, which speaks of the unsearchable nature of God's wisdom and ways.

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