- the hard causes:
- "And Mosesª saidª° unto his father in law,ª° Because¹ the peopleª comeª° unto¹ me to enquireª° of God:ª" {Exd 18:15} + "And let them judgeª°¹ the peopleª at all¹ seasons:ª and it shall be,¹ [that] every¹ greatª matterª they shall bringª° unto¹ thee, but every¹ smallª matterª they¹ shall judge:ª° so shall it be easierª° for¹¹ thyself, and they shall bearª° [the burden] with¹ thee." {Exd 18:22} + "If¹ there arise a matter² too hardª°¹ for¹ thee in judgment,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ pleaª and plea,ª and between¹ strokeª and stroke,ª [being] mattersª of controversyª within thy gates:ª then shalt thou arise,ª° and get thee upª° into¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose;ª°" {Deu 17:8} + "Then¹ cameª° there twoª women,ª [that were] harlots,ª° unto¹ the king,ª and stoodª° beforeª him. ... And all¹ Israelª heardª° of¹ the judgmentª which¹ the kingª had judged;ª° and they fearedª°¹¹ the king:²¹ for¹ they sawª° that¹ the wisdomª of Godª [was] in him,ª to doª° judgment.ª" {1Kg 3:16-28} + "And when the queenª of Shebaª heardª° of¹ the fameª of Solomonª concerning the nameª of the LORD,ª she cameª° to proveª° him with hard questions.ª" {1Kg 10:1} + "I¹ [was] a fatherª to the poor:ª and the causeª [which] I knewª° not¹ I searched out.ª°" {Job 29:16}
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