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Prophets Weren't All-Knowing
Commentators emphasize Elisha's admission: 'the LORD hath hid it from me.' This reveals a key truth about prophets. Their supernatural insight was not a constant, personal power but a gift given by God at His discretion. As scholars note, this kept prophets humble and dependent on God, reminding them that they were still human vessels.
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2 Kings
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 4:27
18th Century
Theologian
She caught him by the feet - To take hold of the knees or feet has always been considered in the East to add force to supplication, and is a…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 4:27
19th Century
Bishop
To the hill. —Probably to the summit.
She caught him by the feet. — She laid hold of (clasped)
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Kings 4:27
19th Century
Preacher
And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet:
As if she feared he might go away before she had poure…
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John Gill
On 2 Kings 4:27
17th Century
Pastor
And when she came to the man of God to the hill
To the top of it:
she caught him by the feet…
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 …