1 Kings 18:43
And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
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Genesis 32:26And he said, Let me go, for the day breaks. And he said, I will not let thee go unless thou bless me.
2 Kings 4:35Then he returned, and walked in the house once to and fro, and went up, and stretched himself upon him. And the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.
Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hastens toward the end, and shall not lay. Though it tarry, wait for it, because it will surely come. It will not delay.
Luke 18:7And God, will he, no, not do the vengeance of his chosen who cry out to him day and night, and yet being patient toward them?
Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of perseverance, so that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 18:42-46
Rain Sent on the Land. ( b. c. 906.) 41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, 43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there… Read the whole commentary →