Finally, the Answer

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil. Proverbs 16:4 NASB Everything – The scope of Solomon’s statement is universal. Kol, everything, is included in the vision of this short verse. Since there is nothing that exists unless God made it, there are absolutely no exceptions to this claim….

But Why, God?

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“The LORD has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil.” Proverbs 16:4 For its own purpose – Do we really believe that God made everything for a reason? Actually, the literal translation suggests that God made everything for his (or its) answer (Hebrew: ma’aneh). The idea is that…