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King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
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And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not told me.
2 Kings 4:27 — KJV
By the feet. The Bible records numerous instances of similar conduct on the occasion of importunate requests (Matt. 18:29; Mark 7:25; Luke 8:41; John 11:32; etc.).
To thrust her away. The unfeeling servant failed to grasp the situation, and endeavored roughly to brush her aside.
Her soul is vexed. Elisha saw at once that some uncontrollable grief had filled the woman’s soul, and his heart went out to her in tender sympathy. The true child of God whose heart is filled with love and sympathy will be moved with compassion toward all who are heavy laden, and, like his Master, he will endeavor to give them rest. True love is tender and kind, and responds to the appeal of those who find themselves in need.
Hid it from me. At times the Lord saw fit to reveal to His servant the circumstances of a particular person, but not always. No prophet is in possession of all knowledge. Revelations are made only in accordance with God’s will. The fact that a prophet does not know all the facts connected with a particular matter is no evidence that he is not a true prophet of the Lord. Prophets also are men, and their knowledge and judgment, like that of other men, are limited. Only when God gives to them special revelations and wisdom do their words possess unique authority. The idea that in such instances as this a prophet should be in possession of all the facts is unwarranted.
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