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— D.L. Moody
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23. And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be] well. 24. Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slack not [thy] riding for me, except I bid thee. 25. So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, [yonder is] that Shunammite:
2 Kings 4:23-25 — KJV
Neither new moon, nor sabbath. Both were holy days, occasions for offerings and solemn assemblies (2 Chron. 2:4; Isa. 1:13; Hosea 2:11; Amos 8:5). Evidently on such days it must have been customary for the people to assemble for purposes of worship or religious instruction and edification. If it had been either the new moon or the Sabbath, the woman’s journey to the prophet would not have been looked upon as strange, but as it was, the husband could not understand her purpose.
It shall be well. Literally, “peace.” The answer was one of faith and of hope. The child was dead, but she did not give way to grief or despair. If the man of God could intercede with God to provide the child in the first place, he could also have power with God to restore the child. However difficult a matter may be, when we commit a thing into the hands of God, we may have perfect assurance that it will be well. The answer may not always be exactly what we desire, but we can have peace, and bow humbly and submissively to His will.
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