Twice, or Two Times: January 2006

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If a person calls out your name twice, they must really want to get your attention. It could be a very urgent matter or an emergency. They want to make sure you heard, so your name is repeated. This happened many times in the Bible - not only calling persons, but cities and other areas. When God repeats a word, it is because it is very important. Notice John 5:2424Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. (John 5:24): “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My word and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” The word “verily” is repeated again in verse 25 because the Lord was stating a very important fact.
In Luke 10:4141And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: (Luke 10:41), Jesus called Martha’s name twice. Perhaps she was so busy with serving that He had to get her attention in this way. What about that man who was persecuting Christians? The Lord called, “Saul, Saul,” and then changed the course of his life. Jesus lamented over a city that He loved, saying, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem” (Matthew 23:3737O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matthew 23:37)); they had refused Him and judgment was about to fall on that guilty city. God even calls three times: see Jeremiah 22:2929O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord. (Jeremiah 22:29) and Ezekiel 21:2727I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and I will give it him. (Ezekiel 21:27). What important statements are made in both these references!
1. Whose name was repeated twice before he replied, “Here am I”?
Genesis 22:___
2. To whom did the Lord say, “Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat”? Luke 22:___
3. When the Lord called Samuel’s name twice, what did Samuel say?
1 Samuel 3:___
4. What will many workers of iniquity say to the Lord in that day?
Matthew 7:___
5. What does “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani” mean? Matthew 27:___