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Participial Description of Divine Sovereignty

וְ֠הוּא מְהַשְׁנֵ֤א עִדָּנַיָּא֙ וְזִמְנַיָּ֔א מְהַעְדֵּ֥ה מַלְכִ֖ין וּמְהָקֵ֣ים מַלְכִ֑ין יָהֵ֤ב חָכְמְתָא֙ לְחַכִּימִ֔ין וּמַנְדְּעָ֖א לְיָדְעֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃
(Daniel 2:21) And He changes times and seasons; He removes kings and sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who know understanding. This verse is dominated by participial forms — מְהַשְׁנֵא (“changing”), מְהַעְדֵּה (“removing”), מְהָקֵים (“raising up”) — which function… Read the rest
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