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The man of God was angry with him, and said, You should have struck five or six times: then had you struck Syria until you had consumed it, whereas now you shall strike Syria but thrice.
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Our Zeal Can Limit God's Blessing
Commentators agree that King Joash's limited success was a direct result of his own half-heartedness. Elisha was angry because he knew God was willing to grant a complete victory, but Joash's lack of zeal and faith in the symbolic act limited the blessing he received. As Albert Barnes notes, 'Human unfaithfulness limits the goodness of God.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Human unfaithfulness limits the goodness of God. Although Joash obeyed the prophet’s command, he did so without zeal or fervor, and likely without …
19th Century
Anglican
The man of God was angry with him. —Because his present lack of zeal indicated a similar deficiency in prosecuting the war in the …
Baptist
And he smote thrice, and stayed. And the man of God was wroth with him,
Elisha was angry, but he did not sin. He loved the people, a…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the man of God was angry with him Because he ceased striking, and struck no oftener;
for it was revealed …
Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha to receive his dying counsel and blessing. It can be of great benefit to our spiritual lives to visit the sickbed…
