Probation

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Summary

Probation refers to a period of testing or trial, exemplified in Scripture by various periods where individuals or nations were tested before blessing or judgment.

☩Testing Periods

Adam was placed on probation in Eden with the command not to eat from the forbidden tree. Israel's wilderness journey was a forty-year probation. Individuals face probationary periods before receiving responsibility or reward. God tests hearts to prove faith genuine.