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A Declaration of Faith
Commentators like Spurgeon and Henry view the woman's response, 'It is well,' not as a denial of her tragedy, but as a heroic declaration of faith. Even with her son dead, she trusted that all God does is ultimately good. This demonstrates a profound belief in God's sovereignty, offering a powerful model for believers facing affliction.
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2 Kings
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 4:26
19th Century
Bishop
Run now, I pray thee, to meet her. —This perhaps indicates the respect in which Elisha held the Shunammite. But it may de…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Kings 4:24–26
19th Century
Preacher
It is heroic faith when we can feel that, if the child should die, it is well; if this husband should die, it is well; and if we ourselves should d…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 4:26
17th Century
Pastor
Run now, I pray you, to meet her
In respect to her, and to know the occasion of her coming; something is the cause o…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 4:18–37
17th Century
Minister
Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But …