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If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting [or] mildew, locust [or] caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatever plague, whatever sickness there be;
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Troubles Point to the Heart
Commentators explain that the list of disasters—famine, pestilence, siege—is not random. These calamities are linked to the curses for disobedience in Deuteronomy 28. Their ultimate purpose is to cause people to look inward and recognize what one scholar calls "the plague of his own heart," which is sin. External hardship is meant to lead to internal repentance.
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1 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the land of their cities - This literally means “in the land of their gates.” Hence, the marginal translation is “jurisdiction,” because …
19th Century
Anglican
The prayer of Solomon, uttered (see 1 Kings 8:54) on his knees with hands uplifted to heaven, long and detailed as it is, is yet extrem…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 37 If there be in the land famine Through want of rain, or any other cause, as there had been a three years' fa…
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