Pro 16:4 | MHM | STEP | God’s Sovereignty Over All Things This section teaches us about God’s control over everything. God made all things and everyone. Everything exists and happens for God’s purposes. Even people who do wrong are still part of God’s creation. God uses all things, including the actions of the wicked, to accomplish His plans and to show His power. v. 4 : God is the creator of everything and everyone. He gave every creature its existence and its place. Even those who do evil are made by God, though they choose to rebel against Him. Their rejection of God is worse because He gave them the very abilities they use against Him. Because they refuse to let God rule over them, He will not save them. God is also the final goal of everything—everything comes from Him and should go back to Him. He made all things according to His will and for His own praise. No one can stop God’s plans; everyone serves His purposes in some way. Even if wicked people do not honor God, God will still show His greatness through how He deals with them. God does not make people evil, but He created even those He knew would choose evil (Genesis 6:6 ). God knows how to bring honor to Himself, even through punishing the wicked (Romans 9:22 ). Sometimes, God even uses wicked people as tools to carry out His judgment on others, like when He calls the king of Babylon His servant or uses evil people as His sword (Psalm 17:13-14 ). In this way, God’s power and justice are displayed, even through those who oppose Him.

‏ Proverbs 16:4

God’s Sovereignty Over All Things

This section teaches us about God’s control over everything. God made all things and everyone. Everything exists and happens for God’s purposes. Even people who do wrong are still part of God’s creation. God uses all things, including the actions of the wicked, to accomplish His plans and to show His power.

v. 4: God is the creator of everything and everyone. He gave every creature its existence and its place. Even those who do evil are made by God, though they choose to rebel against Him. Their rejection of God is worse because He gave them the very abilities they use against Him. Because they refuse to let God rule over them, He will not save them. God is also the final goal of everything—everything comes from Him and should go back to Him. He made all things according to His will and for His own praise. No one can stop God’s plans; everyone serves His purposes in some way. Even if wicked people do not honor God, God will still show His greatness through how He deals with them. God does not make people evil, but He created even those He knew would choose evil (Genesis 6:6 ^a). God knows how to bring honor to Himself, even through punishing the wicked (Romans 9:22 ^b). Sometimes, God even uses wicked people as tools to carry out His judgment on others, like when He calls the king of Babylon His servant or uses evil people as His sword (Psalm 17:13-14 ^c). In this way, God’s power and justice are displayed, even through those who oppose Him.