Reference

2 Kings 14:25

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“He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath–hepher.”
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In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.

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And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

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He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath–hepher.

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For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

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And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse describes a literal restoration, the "word of the Lord" spoken by Jonah is not explicitly recorded as a detailed prophecy in the book of Jonah, making its "literal fulfillment" an interpretation rather than a direct comparison to a known prophetic text.

Agency Representation

The verse explicitly states that the restoration was "according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah." This phrasing directly attributes the word to God and Jonah as the conduit, which is entirely consistent with agency representation. There is no inherent conflict or alternative interpretation suggested by the text itself that would argue against this understanding of agency. The "strongest argument against" would need to demonstrate that the te

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Cross-References

Jonah 1:1Thematic

“Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,”

Numbers 34:7Thematic

“And this shall be your north border: from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor:”

2 Kings 13:12Thematic

“And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?”

Joshua 19:13Thematic

“And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah–hepher, to Ittah–kazin, and goeth out to Remmon–methoar to Neah;”

1 Kings 8:65Thematic

“And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.”

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