Yes, what I saw was that Solomon was probably cursed because of the foreign women that he brought into Jerusalem to be his wives. It’s probable, if the womb of a woman can be closed, why not the reproductive ability of the man? Very interesting!
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If you read through the comments, you will see that I also found some commentary to support Pedro’s response. But, what do you think??
Join the conversation!!
What are you thoughts as to why the scriptures only reveal these 3 children born to Solomon??
Could Solomon have been cursed because of his ‘strange’ wives??
Does God hear and honor our heart prayers?? -These are mental prayers that are inaudible-
I believe that He Does!!
Let’s Look at ‘Faith-full’ Hannah’s Prayer.
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When we read the book of 1 Samuel, Chapters 1 and 2, we meet Hannah. Hannah was the childless wife of a Levite, named Elkanah.
Now Elkanah loved his wife dearly, but he took a second woman to wife, named Peninnah, because Hannah could bear him no children. Now Peninnah was both fertile and fruitful, bearing Elkanah sons and daughters; however she was not the adored wife.
She was envious of Elkanah’s love and adoration for Hannah and therefore despised and continually, taunted Hannah .
Now Hannah’s soul grew bitterly sorrowful, as she suffered the incessant provoking by her rival. So, Hannah brought her concerns before the Lord. She fervently, poured out her soul before The Lord in prayer.
Her inaudible, heart prayers were mixed with many, many tears, as she made her petitions known unto The Lord…asking Him to grant her a son.
Although Eli, the high priest, had mistakingly believed Hannah to be drunk, because she appeared to be talking to herself instead of praying (Eli could hear no utterance), he blessed her and she went away in peace and with a renewed hope (confident expectation).
Now, as the story goes on, The Lord remembers Hannah and in less than one year, she gives birth to a male-child. She names him Samuel…as his name means, “Asked of God.”
So Once Again…YES! I do believe that God hears and honors our heart prayers. Hannah asked God, and by faith, she received.
God heard Hannah’s heart prayer and granted her petition.
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The Lord is waiting to answer your prayer, Today… So whether you are at work, driving in your car, laying down in your bed, or even sitting in God’s house (the Church), God is waiting to hear from You!!
Your prayer need not be loud, long, nor eloquent; just fervent and faith filled.
So…Go Ahead and Ask…in Jesus’ Name and I dare You to Expect and Believe!!
NOW [Amram] a man of the house of Levi [the priestly tribe] went and took as his wife [Jochebed] a daughter of Levi. And the woman became pregnant and bore a son; and when she saw that he was [exceedingly] beautiful, she hid him three months (Ex 2:1)
Hey Neighbor!
Today is Friday, April 29th and It’s My Birthday!!
Today I am blessed by the Lord to have turned 49 years old. 🥳
Thank You Jesus!!🙏🏾
I am so grateful for one more day to bask in God’s glorious grace and His enduring mercies!!
Now, Today I also have Your Super- Faith Sunday Answer: Who Is She??
She is Miriam!!
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She is Moses’ older sister…and she was just a little girl when Moses’ mother, Jochebed hid Moses in a basket amongst the rushes by the brink of the Nile.
Scripture gives us very little background about Miriam in Exodus 2, but it does reveal her dedication and concern for her little brother, Moses.
Now can you imagine being present at a time like this??
Your infant sibling’s life has just been spared and preserved by one of God’s ‘faith-full’ midwives…
Remember, Shiprah and Puah feared and revered God and refused to carry out Pharoah’s live-abortion edict from the birthing stool!!
Now when this evil plan failed, Pharaoh decided to proceed with a more evil genocidal edict; killing all the male Hebrew children on site.
Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son born [to the Hebrews] you shall cast into the river [Nile], but every daughter you shall allow to live (Exodus 1:22)
This is where we first meet Miriam, at the Nile River – where she is watching and waiting to see what is to become of her baby brother Moses, who is in the papyrus basket.
No!!
Scripture does not give us very much insight into the heart and thoughts of this little girl- but there is a clear indication that she loves Moses and like most children, she regretted seeing her family torn apart by Pharaoh’s evil edict.
So we find ‘Faith-full’ Miriam present and – on the scene as her baby brother is rescued from the Nile by Pharaoh’s daughter!
Wow!
Look at that – God has sent the daughter of the Hebrew’s persecutor to deliver Moses – who would someday become the deliverer of the Hebrew people!!
God had sent Pharoah’s daughter as his Lifeguard to rescue him from the River and to rescind her father’s death sentence against this man child’s life.
When Miriam saw Pharoah’s daughter holding her brother, the spirit of the Lord must have caused her to spring into action with information, provision, and resources.
This little girl spoke up quickly – preserving her family…
‘Faith-fully’ recommending the child’s own mother to serve as his nurse, unbeknownst to Pharaoh’s daughter.
Miriam quickly ran to retrieve her own mother to come and receive Moses from the hands of Pharoah’s daughter; reuniting mother and son, and restoring the family unit, and ultimately removing the threat against Moses’ life!!
No longer would Jochebed be forced to hide and to hush her sons cries!!
No longer would Jochebed nurse her son in fear!!
No longer would should she lay awake at night, worrying and anticipating a thud at the door; as Egyptian soldiers break-in to raid her home and snatch her baby boy from the safety of her arms!!
Any threat to or against the life of this man child, Moses, would now be struck down by Pharoah- himself!!
God is ALWAYS FAITHFUL!!
Not only has God returned Moses to his own mother’s bosom, but He has also caused the Egyptian armies who sought his life to now serve as Moses’ very own bodyguards , protecting and securing the doors @ Amram’s House!!
And for the Double-Bonus Round…
God has even caused and required Pharaoh to provide Jochebed with compensation to care for, and to nurse her very own son!!
Amazing!!
Is there anything too hard or too wonderful for Our Lord??
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It’s another Super-Faith Sunday, where each Sunday, we feature one of the ‘faith-full’ females from the Bible.
Today we are in Exodus, with a ‘faith-full’ young girl, hoping and praying that God would rescue and spare the life of her little brother, who had been born into a time when a man child was seen as a threat; and therefore a evil millstone had been placed about his neck.
Here is Her Story.
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Month after month she had helped her mother keep the child’s cries concealed. She was dutiful and obedient in every way to help keep her little brother quiet and content – and unnoticed!!
You see, her baby brother was an unwanted child.
Not unwanted by her mother and father, for he was indeed a beautiful baby, and her mother had adored him instantly!
Not unwanted by her, nor her other (older) brother, because they were both ecstatic about the arrival of their baby brother.
But this child was unwanted by the government!!
In fact, many of the expectant mothers were worried sick, having heard rumors that the midwives had partnered with the government to injure and kill the Israelite newborns at the birthing stool.
She remembered watching Shiprah so closely, when her mother’s time to deliver the child had come.
Her mother was in great pain, but instead of holding the cool towel to her mother’s forehead, she seemed paralyzed, she was unable to take her eyes off the midwife.
She watched as Miss Shiprah’s eyes filled with tears. She noticed how intently the woman stared at the newborn…she saw how the midwife studied the infant…she saw her reluctance and noticed her long hesitation, before she had finally cut the male child’s umbilical cord.
They had successfully hidden her brother now for 3 months, but today her mother seemed very sad and she was behaving very strangely toward the child.
She watched her mother wrap the child up and put him in a basket. How perfectly content her baby brother seemed, as he lay inside the basket…
It was obviously a difficult day for her mother…
Her head was hung so low, and she heard her mother’s repetitive sighs and tearful groaning. Her mother left with the baby in the basket, slowly closing the door behind her…
But she secretly followed behind her mom, watching her and pondering…
Why was her mother in such despair??
Why had she hidden her brother in this strange basket??
And why was she taking them both toward the river??
Again she watched her intently, but from afar.
She needed to see what her mother had intended with that basket, and most of all, she wanted to see what would become of her beautiful baby brother.
She watched as her mothers fingers released the basket, and as the downstream current caught hold of it – and now he was off and away – down the Nile River!!
She followed him from the shoreline as the basket progressed downstream.
She felt her little heart pounding in her chest, as she looked all about for crocodiles and other predatory animals…but what could she do??
She listened for his cries, as she continued to watch and follow him.
Still walking along the shoreline, sometimes running alongside, but all the while praying that no evil would befall her beautiful little brother.
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, of whom one was named Shiprah and the other Puah, When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, she shall live. But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded, but let the male babies live. (Exodus 1:15-17)
Question: Who Are They??
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They were tasked by their ‘king’ to suppress the numerosity amongst the Israelites.
For fear of God, they resisted and refused to follow through on these evil orders.
God recognized them both, and blessed them with households of their own.
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Answer: The Two Midwives, Shiprah and Puah
So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, Why have you done this thing and allowed the male children to live? The midwives answered Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and quickly delivered; their babies are born before the midwife comes to them. So God dealt well with the midwives and the people multiplied and became very strong. And because the midwives revered and feared God, He made them households [of their own]. (Exodus 1:18-21)
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It’s a ‘day late and a dollar short,’ but Here is your Super- Faith Sunday Trivia Question for 4/10/2022.
Can You Guess the name of this Old Testament, ‘faith-full’ Woman of God??
Here are your clues!!
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She had heard rumors of the wondrous victories that The Lord had given to the Israelites; and although her neighbors were faint of heart after hearing about the terror of The Lord, she was not afraid!!
She courageously welcomed the two traveling Israelite men into her home. She secretly gave them lodging, and kept them from being discovered by their pursuers. She even assisted, as they hastily escaped from her city.
She had fervent hope, and confident expectation that ‘their’ God would reward her, and bless her father’s household by keeping them alive, because she had partnered with ‘their’ God’s plan to bring down the walls in her city.
She prayerfully and dutifully followed the instructions of these 2 men, down to the most minute details. She was so ‘faith-full’ to keep her part of the deal, believing these men could guarantee that her life would be saved.
But man’s temporary salvation was not enough for her, regardless of her sordid past.
She wanted the eternal salvation that could only come from the God in Heaven above. She believed that this same God could and would forgive her former sins and bless her latter years with victory and joy.
Indeed, ‘Her’ God did reward her ‘faith-fullness’ and He gave her as wife, to a direct descendant of the patriarchs – Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
How joyful she must have been when her great – great grandson was seated on the throne in Israel and she became a most merry ‘matriarch’ to a King!!
Who Is She??
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Have Fun!! I will post the Answer for You on Tuesday – 4/12
Thanks For Stopping By!!
Until Next Time, Remember…
God Loves 💕You and So Do I!!
-Tam
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It’s Tuesday, and Today I have your Super-Faith Sunday Answer!!
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Now what kind of answer do you give your husband when he wakes you up at the crack of dawn and then ushers you to quickly pack a bag and says, “Let’s go!!
As she wipes the sleep from her barely opened eyes, she says, “Abe, Where are we going??”
We know that his Answer could have only been – “I don’t know yet, baby…but come on…let’s go!”
Now this is a really good wife right here – This Sarai!!
She could have rolled right on over and told this man to lay his crazy tail down, but instead she ‘faith-fully’ and dutifully grabs her most essential things and follows her husband.
In Hindsight, we know that Sarai and Abram were headed to the land of Canaan, but at that time, they were leaving Haran, with no destination in mind, merely following the command of a voice that they did not recognize.
This was a new kind of ‘god’ to them- not one of their voiceless and sedentary images that they were accustomed to worshipping
This one spoke- and quite powerfully too, but not in a scary or spooky sort of way, but most emphatically!!
God had called Abram, awakening Him with the Words, “Go!”
NOW [in Haran] the Lord said to Abram, Go for yourself [for your own advantage] away from your country, from your relatives and your father“s house, to the land that I will show you. (Genesis 12:1)
Now – I’m pretty sure I just heard Him say Go, but He didn’t really say- Where??
That’s Right!! God was doing what I call His, ‘walk by faith thing.’ In other words…
Trust My Words for now- and I will fill in the gaps later!!
Now, These ‘Words’ were spoken to Abram- not Sarai. Of course we know Lot is just along for the ride- Now that’s another story for another day-🫖 Because Today, I am suppose to be telling You about Sarah!!
So this ‘faith-full’ wife follows her husband…
Who is following an unknown voice…
and Lot is following them!!
Wow!!
But Seriously Now- Abraham has heard the voice of The One True and Living God- The God Who produced and formed the world and all things in it -The Lord of heaven and earth!!
Abraham has heard God and has believed- and because Sarah is a loving , patient, and ‘faith-full’ wife, She will follow this Man wherever His God leads him!!
Whether it be to Egypt – Where Abe Gives her away to Pharaoh, saying “She is my sister!”
Or Whether it be to Gerar- Where once again, Abe Gives her to another king, Abimilech, saying, “She is my sister!”
Sounds like a Story we would hear about on Divorce Court- huh??
But let’s have a little Patience with Old Abe, after all- He is still following God!!
In fact, Abe has established a relationship with God and the Two of them are bonding- although Abe makes a mess from time to time!!
Now Sarah, is still following her husband and during those 25 years at his heels,
She has gone along with the ‘She’s my Sister’, act!! (partially true)
She has gone along with the name change thing!! Sarai vs Sarah!!
She has heard all the Promises!! (second-hand)
But Sarai still has had no visit from God, nor a son- as promised!!
She grew impatient, angry, disappointed, and extremely jealous because of Abe and Hagar and their son, Ishmael!!
You see…All the riches that she received in Egypt and in Gerar were not enough to fill her empty womb…Until God Shows Up for Sarah!!
Yes!! Finally! A One-on-One visit with God!!
No!! Not with Abraham as a ‘go-between!’
God shows up in Sarah’s life and gives her His Personal Promise!!
And unlike Abe, When God makes a Promise, He Keeps It!!
God Gave Sarah a Son and Called Him Laughter!!
Why Laughter??
You see when God showed up the year prior, visiting Abe, and promising him a child through Sarah…Sarah heard all these things and Laughed!!
-And the Lord asked Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I really bear a child when I am so old? (Genesis 18:13)
Well, Sarah denied that she Laughed!!
After all, She was 89 years old!!
But just one year later, God Showed and Proved Himself in Sarah’s life – breaking through her stubborn unbelief!!
God showed Sarah that nothing is impossible with Him, and that nothing is too hard or too wonderful for the Lord!!
Sarah, like Abraham, was now a firm, and righteous believer in The Almighty God!!
He was no longer ‘Abraham’s God,’ but He was now Sarah’s God- And That Same God called Sarah, ‘Faith-Full!!’
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Until Next Time, Remember…
God Loves 💕You and So Do I!!
-Tam
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This past week, Our Super-Faith Female of the week was Leah, Jacob’s lesser-loved wife, who had blessed her husband with 7 children, in hopes that he would someday love her as much as he had loved his preferred wife, Rachel.
And although Leah was not the wife that Jacob had chosen first, God caused her to prevail as the primary wife because Leah learned to seek The Lord, first and foremost!!
-But seek ( aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides. (Mat 6:33)
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This week’s ‘faith-full’ female from the book of Genesis, was not as prayerful as Leah, because she didn’t know The Most High God.
She was raised up amongst the idolaters in the land, but her husband had grown weary of this lifestyle and could no longer dwell contentedly in his father’s idol worshipping household.
He was ready to Go!!
She was a ‘faith-full’ and dutiful wife, so she was found agreeable to just ‘get up and go’ with her husband- leaving behind everything that she was comfortable and familiar with.
She was now departing from her home, her family, and even her frivolous gods.
She was following her husband, supporting his dream, as he sought after the fulfillment of his new faith.
It was evident that she loved her husband, but he denied her in public, yet he still attempted to show her love ‘in secret’ – He couldn’t help it – She was Beautiful!!
Indeed she was!!
In fact- she was so beautiful that kings of nations longed to have her, and bestowed tremendous treasures into her bosom.
But You see…the only treasure she truly longed for was a son to nurse at her breast.
Like Rachel, she was beautiful – but barren.
Her reproductive timeclock was ticking, and and everyday she worried that she was too far beyond in years to hope for a child- but The True and Almighty God said- Not So!!
He visited her and promised her the joy and laughter of a son- in her old age.
And Although she was afraid to stretch forth her ‘fresh’ faith towards such a promise that was beyond her own biology, this promise reignited a hope in her that she was unable to quench.
She waited and waited, both patiently- and impatiently!!
But eventually, The Almighty God ‘full-filled’ His Promise to her!!
Her Laughter had come!!
In her exceeding and abundant joy, she proclaimed that, “All who hear of this will also Laugh with me!!”
And now….Her ‘fresh’ faith in God would fail her no more- This Woman was ‘faith-filled’ and ready to Keep on Fighting the Good Fight of Faith!!
Who Is She??
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This one is really easy, but I will be ‘faith-full’ to post the Answer for you on Tuesday!!
Until Next Time, Remember…
God Loves 💕You and So Do I!!
-Tam
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-He charged them and said to them, I am to be gathered to my [departed] people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, In the cave in the field at Machpelah, east of Mamre in the land of Canaan, that Abraham bought, along with the field of Ephron the Hittite, to possess as a cemetery. There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife, there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife, and there I (Jacob) buried Leah (Genesis 49:29-30)
Hey Neighbor!
It’s Tuesday 3/29/2022 and I have Your Super-Faith Sunday Answer From 3/27:
Who is She??
She was Leah and Here is her Story!!
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In the dark of night, she was smuggled into the marriage bed by her Father, Laban. But what would be her new husband’s response, at daybreak when he found the ‘other sister’ lying next to him instead of Rachel??
In the morning, Jacob was angry and he took his wrathful complaint to Laban, who promised him his youngest daughter to wife also – the sister that Jacob adored and had labored 7 years for. Yes!! Rachel was that sister that Jacob’s heart yearned for- She was the much prettier, and preferred sister.
Now Scripture tells us that Leah, the older sister, had ‘weak eyes,’ yet they were strong enough to look upon her husband adoringly. You see, Leah loved Jacob, but he despised her. She had been humiliated by him, causing the light in her eyes to grow dimmer – day by day; But God saw her affliction and blessed Leah with a strong and fertile womb.
Rachel was indeed beautiful, but she was yet barren. God had closed her womb and Rachel could not understand this. She was quite unhappy and she blamed her husband, quarreling and faulting Jacob – even calling for death upon herself!!
-WHEN RACHEL saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister, and said to Jacob, Give me children, or else I will die! (Genesis 30:1)
Instead of approaching God in prayer for deliverance, Rachel made undue demands of her husband, but Jacob emphatically reminded Rachel that it was God Who had prevented her from bearing children- not him!!
Still, Rachel grew more and more envious of Leah’s fruitfulness and She was tormented as Leah bore Jacob more children – one after the other!!
First came Rueben- See a Son!
Then came Simeon- God hears!
Still seeking to acquire Jacob’s love and attention, as her true marital partner, Leah then bore him Levi- Companion!
Unfortunately, Leah was yet despised and still humiliated!!
Next came Judah!!
Why Judah??
Again she conceived and bore a son, and she said, Now will I praise the Lord! So she called his name Judah [praise]; (Genesis 29:35)
Judah means Praise!!
You see Leah learned to redirect her focus- she had been desperately seeking the love of her husband, which had not profited her.
So now, Leah sought after God!!
The One who had Seen her tears in the dark and Heard her cries in the night!!
In her Praise, Leah found that she had now acquired contentment, and she was able to focus on the joy of motherhood!!
For those who are familiar with this story- these two ‘sister-wives’ go back and forth – in the spirit of competition, trading and exchanging Jacob like he was a Breeding Stud!! – even exchanging their handmaids as surrogate mothers.
From that union- Jacob produced 4 more sons. Two each, with his wive’s handmaids- Bilhah and Zilpah. These sons were named, Dan and Naphtali (Bilhah); and Gad and Asher (Zilpah).
Leah once again returns to the Lord in prayer, and the Lord blesses her womb and she bore Jacob a 5th son- Issachar (Hired)
Where did she get that name?? That’s another story for another day- Yes! We will need hot tea for that one…🫖
Now, at some point in the marriage, Jacob begins to spend more of his evenings, after work in Leah’s tent with the boys. Maybe God had begun to soften his heart towards Leah.
Jacob had obviously taken more of an interest in Leah- beyond her beauty- or lack thereof, because Leah become pregnant again!!
She bore Jacob a 6th son, and she called him -Dwelling (Zebulun.)
Still Jacob must have continued on, hanging around @ Leah’s tent. Was she beginning to grow on him??
Well maybe so….because Leah was pregnant again!! This time with their 7th child!!
Together, Leah and Jacob finally had a baby girl. They called her Dinah!!
Yes! The Lord does finally open Rachel’s womb and gives her a son by Jacob. This was Jacob’s beloved son, Joseph-‘the son of his old age,’ and Rachel called him- ‘May He Add.’
God does indeed add one more son to Rachel, at her pleading- but unfortunately, Rachel dies in childbirth, having their 2nd son, Benjamin whom she calls- son of my sorrow!!
Jacob and Leah grieved and mourned for Rachel and they buried her in Bethlehem.
Rachel had lived her life threatening and demanding that her womb be filled- even desperately using her maid as a substitute and a surrogate so that she might bear Jacob a son and to finally prevail against her sister, Leah.
Leah copied Rachel’s ungodly tactic, but Leah had been watching her husband on those days when he dwelled in her tent. And through those ‘weak eyes,’ she saw Jacob’s prayer life and she learned much about Jacob’s God.
Through Jacob, Leah learned how to pray and how to Bless God for His overflow!!
She realized that God had blessed her with each of her 7 children, and she was grateful to Him. She even remarked, after Asher and Gad were born; that she was Happy that Victory and Fortune had prevailed in her life!!
-And Leah said, I am happy, for women will call me blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied); and she named him Asher [happy]. (Genesis 30:13)
Leah believed that God had called her, Blessed!!
And she believed that others would call her, Blessed of Women!!
Indeed she was- and though Leah was not directly listed as a Matriarch of the Messiah, she was the Mother of ‘Praise’-Judah, through whom the The Christ Child, called Savior would someday descend and thus Bless the World!!
Leah had fought a long and arduous battle for the love of her husband, Jacob…and we may never know if she truly won that battle, But instead, and Better yet- She Indeed Gained the Love of God!!
Leah fought the Good Fight of Faith!!💕💕
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God Loves 💕You and So Do I!!
-Tam
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