2 Kings 7:20
And that is just what happened to him. The people trampled him in the gateway, and he died.
BSB
ASV
it came to pass even so unto him; for the people trod upon him in the gate, and he died.
KJV
And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
And so it fell out, &c. - See how heinously God resents our distrust of his power, providence and promise! Whenever God promises the end, he knows where to provide the means.
When Israel said, Can God furnish a table? the Lord heard it and was wroth. Infinite wisdom will not be limited by our folly. God never promises the end without knowing where to provide the means.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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2 Chronicles 20:20Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the…
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And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Jesus replied, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.
Then Abraham said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
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Numbers 20:12But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that…
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The LORD was also angry with me on your account, and He said, “Not even you shall enter the land.
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Isaiah 7:9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”
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That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the…