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19_o 20._o israel_n anger_v god_n say_v can_v god_n prepare_v a_o table_n in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v he_o give_v bread_n can_v he_o provide_v flesh_n they_o do_v not_o say_v he_o can_v not_o but_o only_o question_v his_o power_n they_o limit_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n v._o 41._o this_o be_v moses_n sin_n num._n 11.19_o to_o 24._o when_o god_n say_v he_o will_v feed_v 600000_o man_n with_o flesh_n a_o whole_a month_n he_o can_v not_o believe_v it_o martha_n can_v not_o believe_v christ_n be_v able_a to_o raise_v up_o lazarus_n be_v dead_a four_o day_n john_n 11.39_o so_o when_o elisha_n prophesy_v of_o such_o a_o plenty_n next_o day_n the_o nobleman_n say_v if_o the_o lord_n will_v make_v window_n in_o heaven_n may_v this_o thing_n be_v 2_o king_n 7.19_o 20._o 2_o information_n 1_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o too_o hard_o for_o god_n gen._n 18.14_o he_o have_v bring_v light_n out_o of_o darkness_n 2_o cor._n 4.6_o good_a out_o of_o evil_a gen._n 50.20_o man_n may_v make_v 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