2 Chronicles 32:31
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31 However, regarding the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, whom they (A)sent to him to inquire about the wonder that was done in the land, God withdrew from him, in order to (B)test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.
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Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 And you shall remember that the Lord your God (A)led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and (B)test you, (C)to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
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John 15:5
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5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much (A)fruit; for without Me you can do (B)nothing.
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2 Chronicles 32:24
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Hezekiah Humbles Himself(A)
24 (B)In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death, and he prayed to the Lord; and He spoke to him and gave him a sign.
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Genesis 22:1
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Abraham’s Faith Confirmed(A)
22 Now it came to pass after these things that (B)God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!”
And he said, “Here I am.”
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Proverbs 17:3
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3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,
(A)But the Lord tests the hearts.
Deuteronomy 8:16
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16 who fed you in the wilderness with (A)manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, (B)to do you good in the end—
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James 1:13
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13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
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Malachi 3:2-3
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2 “But who can endure (A)the day of His coming?
And (B)who can stand when He appears?
For (C)He is like a refiner’s fire
And like launderers’ soap.
3 (D)He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;
He will purify the sons of Levi,
And [a]purge them as gold and silver,
That they may (E)offer to the Lord
An offering in righteousness.
Footnotes
- Malachi 3:3 Or refine
Job 1:11-12
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11 (A)But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely (B)curse[a] You to Your face!”
12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your [b]power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 that (A)the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though (B)it is tested by fire, (C)may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,
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Zechariah 13:9
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9 I will bring the one-third (A)through the fire,
Will (B)refine them as silver is refined,
And test them as gold is tested.
(C)They will call on My name,
And I will answer them.
(D)I will say, ‘This is My people’;
And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
Isaiah 39
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The Babylonian Envoys(A)
39 At (B)that time [a]Merodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that he had been sick and had recovered. 2 (C)And Hezekiah was pleased with them, and showed them the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and all his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
3 Then Isaiah the prophet went to King Hezekiah, and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?”
So Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a (D)far country, from Babylon.”
4 And he said, “What have they seen in your house?”
So Hezekiah answered, “They have seen all that is in my house; there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shown them.”
5 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, “Hear the word of the Lord of hosts: 6 ‘Behold, the days are coming (E)when all that is in your house, and what your fathers have accumulated until this day, shall be carried to Babylon; nothing shall be left,’ says the Lord. 7 ‘And they shall take away some of your (F)sons who will descend from you, whom you will beget; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’ ”
8 So Hezekiah said to Isaiah, (G)“The word of the Lord which you have spoken is good!” For he said, “At least there will be peace and truth in my days.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 39:1 Berodach-Baladan, 2 Kin. 20:12
Isaiah 38:7-8
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7 And this is (A)the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do this thing which He has spoken: 8 Behold, I will bring the shadow on the sundial, which has gone down with the sun on the sundial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.” So the sun returned ten degrees on the dial by which it had gone down.
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Psalm 139:1-2
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God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, (A)You have searched me and known me.
2 (B)You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You (C)understand my thought afar off.
Psalm 119:116-117
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116 Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live;
And do not let me (A)be ashamed of my hope.
117 [a]Hold me up, and I shall be safe,
And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
Footnotes
- Psalm 119:117 Uphold me
Psalm 51:11-12
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11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your (A)Holy Spirit from me.
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your (B)generous Spirit.
Job 2:3-6
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3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, (A)a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he (B)holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, (C)to [a]destroy him without cause.”
4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 5 (D)But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his (E)bone and his flesh, and he will surely [b]curse You to Your face!”
6 (F)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
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2 Kings 20:8-13
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8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, (A)“What is the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up to the house of the Lord the third day?”
9 Then Isaiah said, (B)“This is the sign to you from the Lord, that the Lord will do the thing which He has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go backward ten degrees?”
10 And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down ten [a]degrees; no, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees.”
11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and (C)He brought the shadow ten [b]degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.
The Babylonian Envoys(D)
12 (E)At that time [c]Berodach-Baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah, for he heard that Hezekiah had been sick. 13 And (F)Hezekiah was attentive to them, and showed them all the house of his treasures—the silver and gold, the spices and precious ointment, and [d]all [e]his armory—all that was found among his treasures. There was nothing in his house or in all his dominion that Hezekiah did not show them.
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- 2 Kings 20:10 Lit. steps
- 2 Kings 20:11 Lit. steps
- 2 Kings 20:12 Merodach-Baladan, Is. 39:1
- 2 Kings 20:13 So with many Heb. mss., Syr., Tg.; MT omits all
- 2 Kings 20:13 Lit. the house of his armor
Judges 16:20
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20 And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the Lord (A)had departed from him.
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Deuteronomy 13:3
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3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams, for the Lord your God (A)is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
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Psalm 139:23-24
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23 (A)Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And (B)lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 27:9
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9 (A)Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
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