20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
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And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. …
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-21)Here is, I. The casting out of the bond-woman, and her son from the family of Abraham, Gen. 21:14. Abraham’s obedience to the divine command in this matter was speedy— early in the morning , we may suppose immediately after he had, in the night’s visions, received orders to do this. It was also submissive; it was contrary to his judgment, at least to his own inclination, to do it; yet as soon as h…
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