Definition and Meaning:
In biblical terms, "confounding" refers to the act of causing confusion or bewilderment, often as a result of divine intervention or judgment. It is the process by which God disrupts human plans, languages, or understanding, leading to a state of disorder or perplexity.

Biblical Instances:

1. The Tower of Babel:
One of the most prominent examples of confounding in the Bible is the account of the Tower of Babel. In Genesis 11:7-9 , God confounds the language of the people to prevent them from completing the tower they were building in defiance of His command to fill the earth. The passage states, "Come, let Us go down and confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech." This divine act of confounding led to the scattering of people across the earth, highlighting God's sovereignty over human ambition.

2. Confounding of Enemies:
Throughout the Old Testament, God often confounds the enemies of Israel to deliver His people. In Exodus 23:27 , God promises, "I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run." This divine intervention demonstrates God's protective power and His ability to disrupt the plans of those who oppose His chosen people.

3. Confounding the Wise:
In the New Testament, the concept of confounding is also applied to human wisdom. 1 Corinthians 1:27 states, "But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." Here, the apostle Paul explains how God uses what is considered foolish or weak by worldly standards to confound those who rely on their own wisdom and strength, thereby revealing the superiority of divine wisdom.

Theological Significance:

Confounding serves as a reminder of God's ultimate authority and control over human affairs. It underscores the limitations of human understanding and the futility of opposing God's will. By confounding human plans, God demonstrates that His purposes will prevail, regardless of human intentions.

Practical Implications:

For believers, the concept of confounding encourages humility and reliance on God rather than on human wisdom or strength. It serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance, urging individuals to seek God's guidance and align their plans with His divine will. Confounding also reassures believers of God's active involvement in the world, working to fulfill His purposes and protect His people.

Related Concepts:

· Divine Judgment: Confounding is often associated with God's judgment, as seen in the Tower of Babel and the defeat of Israel's enemies.
· Sovereignty of God: The act of confounding highlights God's sovereign power over creation and human history.
· Wisdom and Foolishness: The New Testament use of confounding to describe God's choice of the "foolish" and "weak" emphasizes the contrast between divine and human wisdom.

Conclusion:
While the Bible does not always use the term "confounding" explicitly, the concept is woven throughout Scripture, illustrating God's power to disrupt human plans and reveal His greater purposes.(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Confound.4797. sugcheo -- to pour together, ie to confuse, throw into ...
... Origin from sun and cheo (to pour) Definition to pour together, ie to confuse, throw
into confusion NASB Word Usage bewildered (1), confounding (1), confusion ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4797.htm - 7k3998. mebukah -- confusion, confounding
... 3997, 3998. mebukah. 3999 . confusion, confounding. Transliteration: mebukah
Phonetic Spelling: (meb-oo-kaw') Short Definition: confusion. ...
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Our Guilt.
... Hence it is of the greatest importance that the difference between the two be clearly
understood, especially since confounding sin and guilt must lead to ...
//christianbookshelf.org/kuyper/the work of the holy spirit/xiv our guilt.htm

I Saw no Temple There
... And everywhere still men are found confounding the spectacular services of a Church,
the vicarious religion of a priest, and the traditional belief in a creed ...
/.../the greatest thing in the world and other addresses/i saw no temple there.htm

Athanasian Creed
... And the catholic faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity
in Unity; Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/various/the athanasian creed /athanasian creed.htm

section 3
... In the plant life the two are absolutely and for ever separate"there is no possibility
of confounding the perishable existence of leaf and stalk with the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/trotter/parables of the christ-life/section 3.htm

Its Meaning
... Popery includes under justification the renovation of man's moral nature or deliverance
from depravity, thereby confounding justification with regeneration and ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the doctrine of justification/2 its meaning.htm

Elucidations.
... i. And the Catholick Faith is this: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity
in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons: nor dividing the Substance. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/dionysius/against the sabellians/elucidations.htm

Its Objects
... as "ungodly"? The difficulty pointed out above is self-created. It issues
from confounding things which differ radically. It is ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the doctrine of justification/7 its objects.htm

Letter vii. You are Now, My Dear Friend, in Possession of My Whole ...
... injury of this principle was and is my chief motive for bringing the doctrine itself
into question; the main error of which consists in the confounding of two ...
/.../coleridge/confessions of an inquiring spirit etc/letter vii you are now.htm

Abraham's Faith
... But by miraculously confounding their language, God drove them forth over the face
of the whole earth, and so forced them to do that which they ought to have ...
/.../kingsley/twenty-five village sermons/sermon xii abrahams faith.htm

C??sarius of Arles.
... How far he was, with all his esteem for monasticism, from confounding the means
with the end, or from setting any value on asceticism apart from the essence of ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/neander/light in the dark places/caesarius of arles.htm

Confounding (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Confound. Multi-Version
Concordance Confounding (1 Occurrence). Acts 9:22 And Saul ...
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Confront (15 Occurrences)

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Dwelling (340 Occurrences)
... (WEY NAS NIV). Acts 9:22 And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding
the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ. (YLT). ...
/d/dwelling.htm - 36k

Peleg (8 Occurrences)
... This probably refers to the scattering of the world's population and the confounding
of its language recorded in Genesis 11:1-9. In Aramaic pelagh and Arabic ...
/p/peleg.htm - 10k

Strengthened (113 Occurrences)
... Acts 9:22 And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews
dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ. (YLT). ...
/s/strengthened.htm - 37k

Confounded (64 Occurrences)

/c/confounded.htm - 26k

Samaritan (8 Occurrences)
... The Samaritan has "When thou shalt be mighty, thou shalt break his yoke from off
thy neck." The Massoretic Text mistake may be due to the confounding of the ...
/s/samaritan.htm - 42k

Revelation (52 Occurrences)
... Thus, the Scriptures represent it, not confounding revelation with the series of
the redemptive acts of God, but placing it among the redemptive acts of God ...
/r/revelation.htm - 89k

Pentateuch
... The Samaritan has "When thou shalt be mighty, thou shalt break his yoke from off
thy neck." The Massoretic Text mistake may be due to the confounding of the ...
/p/pentateuch.htm - 77k

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