2 Kings 7:2
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”2 Kings 7:2
What Does 2 Kings 7:2 Mean?
2 Kings 7:2 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 7, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 7:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Malachi 3:10“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”Mark 10:27“And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.”Genesis 7:11“In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.”Genesis 18:12“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”Numbers 11:23“And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD’s hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.”Psalms 78:41“Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.”Romans 3:3“For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?”2 Timothy 2:13“If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.”Exodus 6:1“Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.”Numbers 11:21“And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.”2 Kings 5:18“In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.”2 Chronicles 20:20“And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.”Psalms 78:19“Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?”Isaiah 7:9“And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.”2 Kings 7:19“And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.”Romans 4:20“He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;”Hebrews 3:17“But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?”Numbers 11:22“Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?”Deuteronomy 3:27“Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.”Zechariah 8:6“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.”
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