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He spoke to him yet again, and said, "What if there are forty found there?" He said, "I will not do it for the forty`s sake."
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Growing Bolder in Prayer
Commentators note that Abraham, encouraged by God's previous gracious answer, grows bolder in his requests. Charles Spurgeon observes that 'pleading men grow bolder and braver.' This teaches that as we experience God's willingness to listen, our faith and confidence in prayer can increase, allowing us to approach Him with greater persistence.
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18th Century
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Baptist
This time the patriarch has advanced by ten; before, it was by fives. Pleading men grow bolder and braver in their requests. A man who is very fami…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he spoke [to him] yet again, and said
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