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Yahweh kills, and makes alive: He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.
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God's Sovereign Control
All commentators agree that this verse is a powerful declaration of God's absolute sovereignty. Life and death are not matters of chance but are under the direct control of the Lord. As Charles Ellicott notes, the reign of Divine law is universal, guiding all of life's 'ups and downs' with unerring justice.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive. Death and life also come from this same omnipotent Lord: nothing in human affairs is …
Baptist
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord killeth, and maketh alive Which is true of different persons; some he takes away by death, and others he pr…
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Presbyterian
Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lor…
