Daily Devotions
1 Corinthians
"For it is written..."
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:19
THE AUTHORITY OF THE SCRIPTURES
Paul cited the Scriptures as the source of his comments. The following text deserves careful study.
“For it is written:
‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.'”
1 Corinthians 1:19
1. “For it is written”
a) The Lord Jesus Himself was One who cited the authority of the Scriptures (Matthew 4:4).
b) All the apostles followed suit.
i) Peter (1 Peter 1:16)
ii) John (John 12:14)
iii) Paul (1 Corinthians 1:19)
2. “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent”
a) The way Scriptures are cited must be understood.
i) Sometimes a text is cited “wholesale” (verbatim).
ii) At other times, the meaning of a text is cited (as in this case here).
b) The text cited may be Isaiah 29:14 (See also Isaiah 44:25).
“For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
And the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.”