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- "And it came to pass¹ afterª these¹ things,ª that Godª did temptª°¹ Abraham,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Abraham:ª and he said,ª° Behold,¹ [here] I [am]." {Gen 22:1} + "And thou shalt rememberª°¹ all¹ the wayª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª led²°¹ thee these¹ fortyª yearsª in the wilderness,ª to¹ humbleª° thee, [and] to proveª° thee, to knowª°¹ what¹ [was] in thine heart,ª whether thou wouldest keepª° his commandments,ª or¹ no.¹" {Deu 8:2} + "Who fedª° thee in the wildernessª with manna,ª which¹ thy fathersª knewª° not,¹ that¹ he might humbleª° thee, and that¹ he might proveª° thee, to do thee goodª° at thy latter end;ª" {Deu 8:16} + "Thou shalt not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ the wordsª of that¹ prophet,ª or¹ that¹ dreamerª° of dreams:ª for¹ the LORDª your Godª provethª° you, to knowª° whether¹ ye² loveª°¹ the LORDª your Godª with all¹ your heartª and with all¹ your soul.ª" {Deu 13:3} + "Howbeitª in [the business of] the ambassadorsª° of the princesª of Babylon,ª who sentª° unto¹ him to enquire²° of¹ the wonderª that¹ was¹ [done] in the land,ª Godª leftª° him, to tryª° him, that he might knowª° all¹ [that was] in his heart.ª" {2Ch 32:31} + "But¹ he knowethª° the wayª that I take:ª [when] he hath triedª° me, I shall come forthª° as gold.ª" {Job 23:10} + "For¹ thou, O God,ª hast provedª° us: thou hast triedª° us, as silverª is tried.ª°" {Psa 66:10} + "The fining potª [is] for silver,ª and the furnaceª for gold:ª but the LORDª triethª° the hearts.ª" {Prv 17:3} + "But who¹ may abideª°¹ the dayª of his coming?ª° and who¹ shall standª° when he appeareth?ª° for¹ he¹ [is] like a refiner'sª° fire,ª and like fullers'ª° soap:ª ... And he shall sitª° [as] a refinerª° and purifierª° of silver:ª and he shall purifyª°¹ the sonsª of Levi,ª and purgeª° them as goldª and silver,ª that they may offerª°¹ unto the LORDª an offeringª in righteousness.ª" {Mal 3:2-3}
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