the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Stretch
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
or 1 Kings 17:21 (c) This represents the attitude of mind and heart on the part of a soul winner, whereby he seeks to accommodate himself to the kind of person with whom he is dealing. It takes an effort on our part to adjust ourselves, our thinking and our words to those who are not like ourselves, either in age, work, character or disposition. (See also2Ki 4:34).
Isaiah 28:20 (b) This represents the desire and the actions of a man who is seeking to accommodate his life and his faith to some proposition which he has devised, or which he has learned from some false teacher. He is trying to find rest for his soul in a doctrine, or a church, or a faith which was never suited to him at all. Only the provision which comes from GOD in CHRIST JESUS will enable one to rest. (See Matthew 11:28).
Romans 10:21 (a) This is a description of GOD's attitude toward His people in that He pleads with them constantly, and has through the centuries, to turn from their wicked ways and trust Him as their Lord, their leader, and their Saviour.
2 Corinthians 10:14 (a) The expression is used in this passage to indicate the fact that Paul was not doing an unusual thing when he came to Corinth with the Gospel. He was acting naturally and doing what he should do as GOD's servant.
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Watson, Walter. Entry for 'Stretch'. Wilson's Dictoinary of Bible Types. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wdt/s/stretch.html. 1957.
