"If The Lord"

2 Kings 7:2

The officer assisting the king said to the man of God, "That couldn't happen even if the LORD opened the windows of heaven!" But Elisha replied, "You will see it happen with your own eyes, but you won't be able to eat any of it!"

Genesis 18:9-15 

[9] "Where is Sarah, your wife?" the visitors asked. "She's inside the tent," Abraham replied. 

10] Then one of them said, "I will return to you about this time next year, and your wife, Sarah, will have a son!" Sarah was listening to this conversation from the tent. 

11] Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children. 

12] So she laughed silently to herself and said, "How could a worn-out woman like me enjoy such pleasure, especially when my master-my husband-is also so old?" 

13] Then the LORD said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, 'Can an old woman like me have a baby?' 

14] Is anything too hard for the LORD? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son." 

15] Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, "I didn't laugh." But the LORD said, "No, you did laugh."

Genesis 17:17-19 

[17] Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. "How could I become a father at the age of 100?" he thought. "And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?" 

18] So Abraham said to God, "May Ishmael live under your special blessing!" 

19] But God replied, "No-Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.

Genesis 21:6 And Sarah declared, "God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me. 

Genesis 21:7 Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse a baby? Yet I have given Abraham a son in his old age!"

 Mark 9:21-24 Jesus his father how long his son was afflicted with his condition. 

Mark 9:21-24 

[21] "How long has this been happening?" Jesus asked the boy's father. He replied, "Since he was a little boy. 

22] The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can." 

23] "What do you mean, 'If I can'?" Jesus asked. "Anything is possible if a person believes." 

24] The father instantly cried out, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!". 

If- demonstrates doubt 

For the Christian you lack the faith you claim to have.

If-used to introduce expressions of desi

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AMG's Annotated Strong's Hebrew Dictionary
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