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1 Samuel 12:16
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“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!
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1 Samuel 12:16 Meaning and Commentary
1 Samuel 12:16
Now therefore stand
Which does not so much respect the position of their bodies as the fixed attention of their minds:
and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes;
meaning the storm of thunder and rain which presently followed; which coming at a time when such things were not usual, and on a day when there was no appearance or likelihood of anything of this kind, and suddenly, at once, upon the prayer of Samuel, it was no less than a miracle, and might be called a "great thing", new and unheard of, and the pure effect of almighty power.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
1 Samuel 12:16 In-Context
14
If you fear the LORD and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God—good!
15
But if you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors.
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“Now then, stand still and see this great thing the LORD is about to do before your eyes!
17
Is it not wheat harvest now? I will call on the LORD to send thunder and rain. And you will realize what an evil thing you did in the eyes of the LORD when you asked for a king.”
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Then Samuel called on the LORD, and that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. So all the people stood in awe of the LORD and of Samuel.
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