though, indeed, without witness He did not leave himself, doing good -- from heaven giving rains to us, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness;'Acts 14:17 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the BibleHe left not himself without witness - Though he gave the Gentiles no revelation of his will, yet he continued to govern them by his gracious providence; doing them good in general; giving then rain to fertilize their grounds, and fruitful seasons as the result; so that grass grew for the cattle and corn for the service of man.
Filling our hearts with food - Giving as much food as could reasonably be wished, so that gladness, or general happiness, was the result. Such was the gracious provision made for man, at all times, that the economy and bounty of the Divine Being were equally evidenced by it. He never gives less than is necessary, nor more than is sufficient. His economy forbids men to waste, by going them in general no profusion. His bounty forbids them to want, by giving as much as is sufficient for all the natural wants of his creatures. By not giving too much, he prevents luxury and riot: by giving enough, he prevents discontent and misery. Thus he does mankind good, by causing his rain to descend upon the just and the unjust, and his sun to shine upon the evil, and the good. Thus he is said not to have left himself without witness: for his providential dealings are the witnesses of his being, his wisdom, and his bounty; and thus the invisible things of God, even his eternal power and Godhead, were clearly seen, being understood by the things which are made, Romans 1:20. Therefore those who continued to worship stocks and stones were without excuse. These were great and striking truths; and into what detail the apostles now went, we cannot say; but it is likely that they spoke much more than is here related, as the next verse states that, with all these sayings, they found it difficult to prevent the people from offering them sacrifice.
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he left.
Acts 17:27,28 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us...
Psalm 19:1-4 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows his handiwork...
Romans 1:19,20 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God has showed it to them...
in that.
Psalm 36:5-7 Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds...
Psalm 52:1 Why boast you yourself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endures continually.
Psalm 104:24-28 O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches...
Psalm 145:9,15,16 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works...
Luke 6:35 But love you your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great...
and gave.
Leviticus 26:4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Deuteronomy 11:14 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your corn...
Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD shall open to you his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain to your land in his season...
1 Kings 18:1 And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself to Ahab...
Job 5:10 Who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields:
Job 37:6 For he said to the snow, Be you on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.
Job 38:26-28 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man...
Psalm 65:9-13 You visit the earth, and water it: you greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water: you prepare them corn...
Psalm 68:9,10 You, O God, did send a plentiful rain, whereby you did confirm your inheritance, when it was weary...
Psalm 147:7,8 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise on the harp to our God...
Isaiah 5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dig; but there shall come up briers and thorns...
Jeremiah 5:24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God, that gives rain, both the former and the latter, in his season...
Jeremiah 14:22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? are not you he, O LORD our God?...
Matthew 5:45 That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good...
James 5:17,18 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain...
filling.
Deuteronomy 8:12-14 Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and dwelled therein...
Nehemiah 9:25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells dig, vineyards, and olive groves...
Isaiah 22:13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink...
1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God...
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