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Since a commentary is a fundamental tool for the expositor or teacher who seeks to interpret and apply Scripture in the church or classroom, the NAC focuses on communicating the theological structure and content of each biblical book. The writers seek to illuminate both the historical meaning and contemporary significance of Holy Scripture. In its attempt to make a unique contribution to the...

fame in the king’s estimation, … she has none, for she simply “waited upon” … Naaman’s wife (cf. Deut 1:38; 1 Sam 19:7).46 Still, she shares the knowledge that her master needs most. Power and glory cannot save Naaman, but this information can. Perhaps the book’s first readers would have noted that the girl in the text is an exile too. Despite her captivity, she is not bitter or unhelpful. Rather, she shares what she knows about the Lord and the prophet out of concern for Naaman and her mistress
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