2 Corinthians 12:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

Lest

The abundance

2 Corinthians 12:1

A thorn

The messenger

Job 2:7

Luke 13:16

1 Corinthians 5:5

To buffet

Matthew 26:67

1 Corinthians 4:11

General references

1 Corinthians 2:3

Bible References

Lest

and every proud obstacle that is raised against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive in order to obey the Messiah.

You tolerate anyone who makes you his slaves, devours what you have, takes what is yours, orders you around, or slaps your face!

then you will become arrogant. You'll neglect the LORD your God,

He is not to exalt himself over his relatives, nor turn aside from the commandment neither to the right nor to the left so that he and his sons may reign long in Israel."

But after he had become strong, in his arrogance he acted corruptly and became unfaithful to the LORD his God, and he dared to enter the LORD's Temple to burn incense on the incense altar.

But Hezekiah's response wasn't commensurate with what had been done for him because he was arrogant in heart, so wrath came upon him, upon Judah, and upon Jerusalem.

But when he became arrogant and his spirit hardened, he was removed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.

He must not be a recent convert, so that he won't become arrogant and fall into the Devil's condemnation.

The abundance

I must boast, although it does not do any good. Let's talk about visions and revelations from the Lord.

A thorn

When the man realized that he hadn't yet won the struggle, he injured the socket of Jacob's thigh, dislocating it as he wrestled with him,

Therefore I'm now saying, "I won't expel them before you. Instead, they'll remain at your side, and their gods will ensnare you.'"

"The house of Israel will never again suffer from painful briers and sharp thorn bushes that surround them on every side, and they will learn that I am the LORD.

You know that it was because I was ill that I brought you the gospel the first time.

The messenger

So Satan left the LORD's presence and struck Job with terrible boils from the sole of his feet to the top of his head.

Shouldn't this woman, a descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"

turn this man over to Satan for the destruction of his body, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.

To buffet

Then they spit in his face and hit him. Some slapped him,

We are hungry, thirsty, dressed in rags, brutally treated, and homeless, right up to the present.

General references

It was in weakness, fear, and great trembling that I came to you.