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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 2:20

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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2:20-22 Elisha used a new bowl (Deut 21:3) filled with salt (Lev 2:13; Ezek 43:24) to symbolize calling upon God to purify the people and the environment. Elisha made it clear that the Lord, not he or the salt, had purified this water.
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