Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these.

He would not

Bible References

His wife

Ecclesiastes 4:9
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
1 Corinthians 12:21
And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

He would not

Genesis 4:4
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And Jehovah had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Psalm 86:17
Show me a token for good, That they who hate me may see it, and be put to shame, Because thou, Jehovah, hast helped me, and comforted me.

He have shewed

Psalm 25:14
The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.
Psalm 27:13
I had fainted , unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.
Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
John 14:20
In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
John 15:15
No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.

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