And she said to her husband, “Look now, I know that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us regularly.

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24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this (A)I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”

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The Virtuous Wife

10 (A)Who[a] can find a [b]virtuous wife?
For her worth is far above rubies.
11 The heart of her husband safely trusts her;
So he will have no lack of gain.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 31:10 Vv. 10–31 are an alphabetic acrostic in Hebrew; cf. Ps. 119
  2. Proverbs 31:10 Lit. a wife of valor, in the sense of all forms of excellence

Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”

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but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,

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10 (A)You are witnesses, and God also, (B)how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe;

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16 Let your light so shine before men, (A)that they may see your good works and (B)glorify your Father in heaven.

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18 So she said to Elijah, (A)“What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?”

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Submission to Husbands

Wives, likewise, be (A)submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, (B)they, without a word, may (C)be won by the conduct of their wives,

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Moses’ Final Blessing on Israel

33 Now this is (A)the blessing with which Moses (B)the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

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that you may be mindful of the words (A)which were spoken before by the holy prophets, (B)and of the commandment of [a]us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 3:2 NU, M the apostles of your Lord and Savior or your apostles of the Lord and Savior

21 for (A)prophecy never came by the will of man, (B)but [a]holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:21 NU men spoke from God

The Good Confession

11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

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The Message of the Man of God

13 And behold, (A)a man of God went from Judah to Bethel [a]by the word of the Lord, (B)and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 13:1 at the Lord’s command

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