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16There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
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For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. …
And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-22)We are here taught to give to God the glory, I. Of his common providence towards all the children of men. Though he has endued man with understanding and freedom of will, yet he reserves to himself the government of him, and even of those very faculties by which he is qualified to govern himself. 1. The children of men are all under his eye, even their hearts are so; and all the motions and operat…
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