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{1 Samuel 12:17} [Is it] not x3808 wheat 2406 harvest 7105 to day? 3117 I will call 7121 z8799 unto x413 the LORD, 3068 and he shall send 5414 z8799 thunder 6963 and rain; 4306 that ye may perceive 3045 z8798 and see 7200 z8798 that x3588 your wickedness 7451 [is] great, 7227 which x834 ye have done 6213 z8804 in the sight 5869 of the LORD, 3068 in asking 7592 z8800 you a king. 4428
Is it:
In northern latitudes, thunder and rain are far from being un-common during harvest. But rain is hardly ever known in Palestine during that season, which commences about the end of June, or beginning of July. This fact is abundantly confirmed by modern travellers, and is demonstrative to every unprejudiced reader of the Holy Scriptures, that the thunder and rain, which at Samuel's invocation, was sent at this season of the year, was a miraculous interposition of the power of God; for we read in "Now¹ thereforeª standª° and seeª°¹ this¹ greatª thing,ª which¹ the LORDª will doª° before your eyes.ª" {1Sm 12:16}, it was a "great thing which the Lord will do." Thus were the Israelites warned of their sin in having asked a king, and of the omnipotence of that God, whose gracious promises they virtually neglected by this act. "As snowª in summer,ª and as rainª in harvest,ª so¹ honourª is not¹ seemlyª for a fool.ª" {Prv 26:1}
I will call:
"And Samuelª tookª° aª suckingª lamb,ª and offeredª° [it for] a burnt offeringª whollyª unto the LORD:ª and Samuelª criedª° unto¹ the LORDª for¹ Israel;ª and the LORDª heardª° him. ... And as Samuelª was¹ offering upª° the burnt offering,ª the Philistinesª drew nearª° to battleª against Israel:ª but the LORDª thunderedª° with a greatª thunderª on that¹ dayª upon¹ the Philistines,ª and discomfitedª° them; and they were smittenª° beforeª Israel.ª" {1Sm 7:9-10} + "Then¹ spakeª° Joshuaª to the LORDª in the dayª when the LORDª delivered upª°¹ the Amoritesª beforeª the childrenª of Israel,ª and he saidª° in the sightª of Israel,ª Sun,ª stand thou stillª° upon Gibeon;ª and thou, Moon,ª in the valleyª of Ajalon.ª" {Jsh 10:12} + "Mosesª and Aaronª among his priests,ª and Samuelª among them that call²° upon¹ his name;ª they calledª° upon¹ the LORD,ª and he¹ answeredª° them." {Psa 99:6} + "Then saidª° the LORDª unto¹ me, Though¹ Mosesª and Samuelª stoodª° beforeª me, [yet] my mindª [could] not¹ [be] toward¹ this¹ people:ª cast¹ [them] out²° of¹¹ my sight,ª and let them go forth.ª°" {Jer 15:1} + "Confessª° [your] faultsª one to another,ª andª prayª° one²° for² another,ª¹ thatª ye may be healed.ª° The effectual ferventª° prayerª of a righteous manª availethª° much.ª ... Andª he prayedª° again,ª andª the¹ heavenª gaveª° rain,ª andª the¹ earthª brought forthª° her²¹ fruit.ª" {Jms 5:16-18}
your wickedness:
"And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Samuel,ª Hearkenª° unto the voiceª of the peopleª in all¹ that¹ they sayª° unto¹ thee: for¹ they have not¹ rejectedª° thee, but¹ they have rejectedª° me, that I should not reignª°¹ over¹ them." {1Sm 8:7}

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