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This term is closely related to the divine activity of God as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. The idea of framing is deeply embedded in the biblical narrative, reflecting God's sovereign power and wisdom in the formation of the world and humanity.<br><br><b>Divine Framer</b><br><br>The Bible frequently portrays God as the ultimate Framer of the universe. In the book of Hebrews, it is written, "By faith we understand that the universe was formed by God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible" (<a href="/hebrews/11-3.htm">Hebrews 11:3</a>). This passage underscores the belief that God, as the divine Framer, brought the cosmos into existence through His spoken word, emphasizing His omnipotence and the intentionality behind creation.<br><br><b>Human Framers</b><br><br>While God is the supreme Framer, the Bible also acknowledges human beings as framers in a derivative sense. Humans, created in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>), possess the ability to create, design, and shape their environment. This creative capacity is a reflection of God's own nature and is evident in various aspects of human culture, including art, architecture, and craftsmanship.<br><br>In the construction of the Tabernacle, for example, God endowed Bezalel with the Spirit of God, granting him wisdom, understanding, and skill in all kinds of craftsmanship (<a href="/exodus/31-2.htm">Exodus 31:2-5</a>). Bezalel's role as a framer of the Tabernacle highlights the collaboration between divine inspiration and human creativity in fulfilling God's purposes.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Implications</b><br><br>The concept of framing extends beyond physical creation to encompass moral and ethical dimensions. In the book of Proverbs, the term is used metaphorically to describe the shaping of one's character and conduct. <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Proverbs 24:8</a> states, "He who plots evil will be called a schemer" . Here, the act of framing is associated with devising plans, whether for good or ill, indicating the responsibility humans bear in shaping their moral and ethical lives.<br><br><b>Prophetic Imagery</b><br><br>The prophets often employed the imagery of framing to convey messages of judgment and restoration. In <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a>, the prophet challenges the people of Israel, saying, "You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, 'He did not make me'? Can the pot say to the potter, 'He knows nothing'?" . This passage uses the metaphor of a potter framing clay to illustrate God's authority over His creation and the folly of questioning His purposes.<br><br><b>Theological Significance</b><br><br>Theologically, the concept of God as the Framer underscores His sovereignty, wisdom, and intentionality in creation. It affirms the belief that the universe is not a product of random chance but is purposefully designed and sustained by a loving Creator. This understanding provides a foundation for the Christian worldview, which sees all of life as under the providential care of God.<br><br>In summary, the term "framer" in the biblical context encompasses both the divine act of creation and the human capacity to shape and influence the world. It serves as a reminder of God's ultimate authority and the responsibility entrusted to humanity as stewards of His creation.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>n.</I>) One who frames; as, the framer of a building; the framers of the Constitution.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_i_simon_maintains_that_the.htm"><span class="l">Simon Maintains that the <b>Framer</b> of the World is not The</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Homily XVIII. Chapter I."Simon Maintains that the <b>Framer</b> of the World<br> is Not the. Highest God. At break of day, when Peter went <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter i simon maintains that the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athenagoras/a_plea_for_the_christians/chapter_xv_the_christians_distinguish_god.htm"><span class="l">The Christians Distinguish God from Matter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> For as is the potter and the clay (matter being the clay, and the artist the potter),<br> so is God, the <b>Framer</b> of the world, and matter, which is subservient to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../a plea for the christians/chapter xv the christians distinguish god.htm</font><p><a href="/library/scholasticus/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_scholasticus/chapter_xxi_defense_of_eusebius_pamphilus.htm"><span class="l">Defense of Eusebius Pamphilus.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> An artificer, also, may be called the <b>framer</b>, but not the father of his work; while<br> he could by no means be styled the <b>framer</b> of him whom he had begotten. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xxi defense of eusebius pamphilus.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_xxi_simon_promises_to_appeal.htm"><span class="l">Simon Promises to Appeal to the Teaching of Christ. Peter <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> When Peter said this, Simon answered: "Since I see you skilfully hinting that what<br> is written in the books [1310] against the <b>framer</b> [1311] of the world does <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xxi simon promises to appeal.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/chapter_xvi_introductory_to_proverbs_viii.htm"><span class="l">Introductory to Proverbs viii. 22, that the Son is not a Creature. <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> causes [2329] , others by them come into being, but all have a nature which comes<br> to be and is created, confessing in their own selves their <b>Framer</b>: as David <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter xvi introductory to proverbs viii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/chapter_ix_objections_continued_whether_is.htm"><span class="l">Objections Continued. Whether is the Unoriginate one or Two? <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> His generation.' Thus they make any kind of disturbance and confusion, provided<br> they can but separate the Son from the Father, and reckon the <b>Framer</b> of all <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ix objections continued whether is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/sermons_on_selected_lessons_of_the_new_testament/sermon_xci_on_the_words.htm"><span class="l">On the Words of the Gospel, John xiv. 6, "I am the Way, and the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For that even they saw (as far as can be seen by man) the Creator by means of the<br> creature, the Worker by His work, the <b>Framer</b> of the world by the world, the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon xci on the words.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athanasius/select_works_and_letters_or_athanasius/chapter_v_defence_of_the_councils.htm"><span class="l">Defence of the Council's Phrases, "From the Essence," and "One in <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to the Son, for it speaks concerning all things which came to be through Him, from<br> whom He is distinct; for it is not possible to reckon the <b>Framer</b> of all with <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../select works and letters or athanasius/chapter v defence of the councils.htm</font><p><a href="/library/athenagoras/a_plea_for_the_christians/chapter_xiii_why_the_christians_do.htm"><span class="l">Why the Christians do not Offer Sacrifices.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And first, as to our not sacrificing: the <b>Framer</b> and Father of this universe does<br> not need blood, nor the odour of burnt-offerings, nor the fragrance of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../athenagoras/a plea for the christians/chapter xiii why the christians do.htm</font><p><a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/2_but_indeed_some_one.htm"><span class="l">But Indeed, Some one Will Say, He Deserved Our Hatred Because He <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> to know the supreme God, to know how to pray to God Supreme, who alone is the source<br> and fountain of all good, the creator, [3407] founder, and <b>framer</b> of all <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/2 but indeed some one.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/framer.htm"><span class="l"><b>Framer</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One who frames; as, the <b>framer</b> of a building; the<br> framers of the Constitution. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Framer</b> (7 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/framer.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/framed.htm"><span class="l">Framed (8 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/framed.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/former.htm"><span class="l">Former (107 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> for'-mer: The word in the sense of "maker," "<b>framer</b>," occurs only in Jeremiah<br> 51:19, "He is the former (from yatsar, "to form") of all things." The adjective <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/former.htm - 41k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/framers.htm"><span class="l">Framers (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/framers.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/perverseness.htm"><span class="l">Perverseness (46 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> perverseness in Him! (YLT). Psalms 94:20 Is a throne of mischief joined 'with'<br> Thee? A <b>framer</b> of perverseness by statute? (YLT). Psalms 101:4 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perverseness.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/perversion.htm"><span class="l">Perversion (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> That the work saith of its maker, 'He hath not made me?' And the framed<br> thing said of its <b>framer</b>, 'He did not understand?' (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/perversion.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/carpenter.htm"><span class="l">Carpenter (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) An artificer who works in timber; a <b>framer</b> and builder<br> of houses, ships, etc. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CARPENTER. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/carpenter.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/artificer.htm"><span class="l">Artificer (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> as a silversmith. 2. (n.) One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor,<br> or <b>framer</b>. 3. (n.) A cunning or artful fellow. 4. (n.) A <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/artificer.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/striving.htm"><span class="l">Striving (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 45:9 Wo 'to' him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds<br> of the ground!) Doth clay say to its <b>Framer</b>, 'What dost thou?' And thy work <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/striving.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/spreading.htm"><span class="l">Spreading (74 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah 44:24 Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy <b>framer</b> from the womb: 'I<br> 'am' Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/spreading.htm - 28k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/framer.htm">Framer: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Framer (7 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Psalms 94:20</a></span><br />Is a throne of mischief joined 'with' Thee? A <span class="boldtext">framer</span> of perverseness by statute? <br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/22-11.htm">Isaiah 22:11</a></span><br />And a ditch ye made between the two walls, For the waters of the old pool, And ye have not looked unto its Maker, And its <span class="boldtext">Framer</span> of old ye have not seen.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a></span><br />Your perversion! as clay is the potter esteemed? That the work saith of its maker, 'He hath not made me?' And the framed thing said of its <span class="boldtext">framer</span>, 'He did not understand?'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/44-24.htm">Isaiah 44:24</a></span><br />Thus said Jehovah, thy redeemer, And thy <span class="boldtext">framer</span> from the womb: 'I 'am' Jehovah, doing all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself, Spreading out the earth -- who 'is' with Me?<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9</a></span><br />Wo 'to' him who is striving with his Former, (A potsherd with potsherds of the ground!) Doth clay say to its <span class="boldtext">Framer</span>, 'What dost thou?' And thy work, 'He hath no hands?'<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a></span><br />And now, O Jehovah, thou 'art' our Father, We 'are' the clay, and Thou our <span class="boldtext">Framer</span>, And the work of Thy hand -- all of us.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/10-16.htm">Jeremiah 10:16</a></span><br />Not like these 'is' the Portion of Jacob, For <span class="boldtext">framer</span> of all things 'is' He, And Israel 'is' the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of Hosts 'is' His name.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/f/framer.htm">Framer</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/framer.htm">Framer (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/frames.htm">Frames (47 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/emptiness.htm">Emptiness (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/desirable.htm">Desirable (49 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/apostles'.htm">Apostles'</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/creed.htm">Creed</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/f/framed.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Framed"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Framed" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/f/framers.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Framers"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Framers" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>