But the Lord was kind to the Israelites. The Lord had mercy and turned to the Israelites. Why? Because of his Agreement with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Lord would not destroy the Israelites or throw them away yet.
Naaman was the captain of the army of the king of Aram. Naaman was very important to his king. [37] Naaman was very important because the Lord used him to lead Aram to victory. Naaman was a great and powerful man, but he was also sick with leprosy. [38]
“You might be gathering your harvest in the field, and you might forget and leave some grain there. You must not go back to get it. It will be for the foreigners, the orphans, [154] and the widows. [155] If you leave some grain for them, then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
Let me destroy these people completely, so no one will even remember their names! Then I will make another nation from you that is stronger and greater than these people.’
Every person that wins the victory will be dressed in white clothes like these people. I will not take away that person’s name from the book of life. I will say that he belongs to me. I will say this before my Father and before his angels.