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Hap

Justin Smidstra·2022-01-01
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Justin Smidstra examines the biblical word "hap" (meaning chance or accident) to illuminate the doctrine of God's sovereignty. Through exegetical analysis of passages like Ruth 2:3 and Ecclesiastes 9:11, Smidstra argues that what appears to humans as random chance is actually the hidden workings of God's providential hand. This brief article encourages believers to recognize God's sovereign control over seemingly coincidental events in their daily lives.

Once in a while, you will find a word in the Bible that surprises you because it seems it should not be there. Hap is such a word. The King James Version renders this word as chance, event, or haply. "Hap" refers to something that, from our human point of view, happens by chance, an accident, or a seemingly random event. "Hap" is indeed a strange word to find in the Word of the sovereign God! Yet when we read our Bibles, we run into this word more often than we might expect. When Ruth went out...

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Author
Justin Smidstra
Date

2022-01-01

Source
Standard Bearer
Scripture References
Ruth 2:3
1 Samuel 6:9
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 9:11Ecclesiastes 2:14
Luke 10:31
Ephesians
Ephesians 1:11Ephesians 1:18
Topics
ProvidenceBiblical InterpretationChristian Living
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