Here now is the reproof. There is no reason to believe her laugh was audible.
To question the integrity of a king on earth is a very serious matter. He will not treat that as a small thing. The protection of his character is extremely important, because his government depends on it, and he is angry with those who impugn it. How much more serious is it to question God’s word or his promise and doubt his ability or his commitment to keep it. In doubting his word we show how little we revere him.
When we sin, we should repent immediately. Always practice early repentance, always repent at once for wrongs. To hold out against the Lord is extremely dangerous, and we should fear the path of backsliding to which it inevitably leads. We are tempted to deny sin to others and even to ourselves. Often it is not as brazen as to say, ‘I didn’t do it’, but we excuse it, we explain it; we blame ninety five percent of it on someone else. All of us are prone to not facing up to examining ourselves.