OLD TESTAMENT

1 Samuel 2:2

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There is no one as holy as the LORD, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.

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Verse 2. Holy. This is frequently a title of God, the holy one of Israel. Isaiah 1:4 and 5:19. He is essentially holy.—Strong. Hebrew “no rock like,” and so forth The rocks of Palestine were the common fortresses of the nation, having caverns to which the people fled for refuge. Hence God is often called a rock, ( Calmet.) as non can afford such protection. Bible. Psalms 17:2. Deuteronomy 32:15.

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