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A Terrible Prophecy Fulfilled
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Gill, Henry) stress that this horrific act was not random but a direct fulfillment of a divine warning. Centuries earlier, in Deuteronomy 28:53-57, Moses prophesied that if Israel abandoned God, they would face such terrible sieges that they would resort to cannibalism. This event, scholars note, tragically affirms the truth and justice of God's word.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 6:29
18th Century
Theologian
The prophecy alluded to in the marginal references was now fulfilled, probably for the first time. It had a second accomplishment when Jerusalem wa…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 6:29
19th Century
Bishop
she has hidden her son. —Perhaps to save him. (Compare 1 Kings 3:26.)
John Gill
On 2 Kings 6:29
17th Century
Pastor
So we boiled my son, and did eat him
Thus what was predicted, by way of threatening, began to be accomplished, ([Ref…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 6:24–33
17th Century
Minister
Learn to value plenty and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is when, in a time of famine, it is so freely exchanged for anything ed…