5So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
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But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. …
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)Elisha’s miracles were for use, not for show; this recorded here was an act of real charity. Such also were the miracles of Christ, not only great wonders, but great favours to those for whom they were wrought. God magnifies his goodness with his power. I. Elisha readily receives a poor widow’s complaint. She was a prophet’s widow; to whom therefore should she apply, but to him that was a father t…
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