2 Kings 5:11-12 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand… James Matthews tells that he called one time on an acquaintance in the West, where a young woman was boiling sorghum sap to make sugar. This is not a very cleanly business, as may well be supposed. Persons get daubed and begrimed with dirt and smoke and syrup, and hence are not in a very presentable condition. When the young woman saw "the minister coming," she hurried away from her work, — not to wash her face and hands, but to put on some brass earrings and a breastpin, to make herself presentable. "So," said Mr. Matthews, "there are people who are anxious about dressing when they really need washing. They need to be cleansed up, and instead of that they go and ornament themselves." The first thing needful for a Christian is cleansing, not adorning Parallel Verses KJV: But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. |
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