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Selected Verse: Genesis 24:14 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ge 24:14 |
King James |
And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master. |
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| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
thereby
(Jdg 6:17); (Jdg 6:37); (Kg2 20:9); (Pro 16:33); (Act 1:26). Cf: (Mat 12:39). Signs are given to faith, not to doubt. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Let it come to pass - He prays God, that be would please to make his way plain and clear before him, by the concurrence of minute circumstances in his favour. It is the comfort, as well as the belief, of a good man, that God's providence extends itself to the smallest occurrences, and admirably serves its own purposes by them. And it is our wisdom, in all our affairs, to follow providence. Yea, it is very desirable, and that which we may lawfully pray for, while, in the general, we set God's will before us as our rule, that he will, by hints of providence, direct us in the way of our duty, and give us indications what his mind is. Thus he guides his people with his eye, and leads them in a plain path. |
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.
33 The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said.
17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.