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Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Kings 17

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See 1 Kings 17:1 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 a That is, whome I serue.

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2 b But as I shal declare it by Gods reuelation.

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3 ! Eliah forewarneth of the famine to come.

3 / Or, broke.

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4 c To strengthen his faith against persecution, God promiseth to fede him miraculously.

4 ! He is fed of reuens.

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7 d As the troubles of the Saints of God are many, so his mercie is euer at hand to deliuer them.

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9 ! He is sent to Zarephath, where he restoreth his hostesse sonne to life.

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10 e All this was to strengthen the faith of Eliah to the intent that he shulde loke vpon nothing worldely. but onely trust on Gods prouidence.

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12 / Ebr two.

12 f For there is not hope of any more sustenance.

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14 g God receiueth no benefite for the vse of his, but he promiseth a moste ample recompense for the same.

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15 h That is, til he had raine & foode on the earth.

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17 / Or, that be dyed.

17 i God wolde trye whether she had learned by his merciful prouidence to make him her onely staye and comforte.

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20 k He was afraide, lest Gods Name shulde haue bene blasphemed and his ministers contemned, except he shulde haue continued his mercies, as he had begonne them specially while he there remained.

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24 l So hard a thing it is to depend on God, except we be confirmed by miracles.