Which other scriptures emphasize God choosing the humble over the mighty? grounded in 1 Corinthians 1:28 “And He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,” God’s stated pattern is clear: He delights in overturning human expectations by lifting up what looks small, weak, or insignificant. old testament snapshots of chosen weakness • 1 Samuel 16:7 – “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” • 1 Samuel 2:7-8 – “The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor.” • Deuteronomy 7:7 – “The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.” • Judges 7:2 – “The LORD said to Gideon, ‘You have too many men for Me to deliver Midian into their hands, lest Israel glorify itself over Me, saying, “My own hand has saved me.”’” songs and wisdom celebrating the humble • Psalm 147:6 – “The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.” • Psalm 138:6 – “Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.” • Isaiah 66:2 – “‘This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.’” • Proverbs 3:34 – “He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.” jesus makes the pattern unmistakable • Matthew 5:3 – “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” • Matthew 5:5 – “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.” • Matthew 11:25 – “You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to little children.” • Luke 1:52 – “He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.” • Luke 18:14 – “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” • Philippians 2:8-9 – “He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names.” apostolic echoes after the resurrection • James 4:6 – “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” • 1 Peter 5:5 – “Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’” wrapping it together From Israel’s earliest days through the ministry of Jesus and into the church age, Scripture consistently shows the Lord lifting up the humble and bringing down the self-reliant. He does this to display His glory, silence human boasting, and invite us into genuine dependence on Him—the very heartbeat of 1 Corinthians 1:28. |
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