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F.B. Meyer · Citado em PreceptAustin
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Meyer - This was a very naïve confession. Of course, Micaiah could not speak good of Ahab, whose life was diametrically opposed to all that was God-like and holy. Micaiah had no animosity toward the king of Israel; it was not a personal matter with him. He simply read from the page of the future as God opened it to his eyes, and in which the out-working of the king’s evil life was disclosed in gloomy characters. It was as absurd to hate him because he read such dark lessons from the inevitable future, as for a householder to shoot his dog, that bays all night, to warn his master against the burglar engaged in rifling his home. The Bible, the pastor, the whole Church of God, are hated by worldlings for the same reason, because they cannot speak hopefully of their future. It is as though a card-playing crew were to hate the watchman who told them that the course of their vessel was straight for the surf and rocks of the shore. If men will persist in violating God’s law, in breaking through the hedge of thorns, and in pursuing their own wild ways, they cannot possibly expect the blessedness of the Beatitudes. However, their hatred against those who warn them is really directed toward God. They are indignant that they cannot have their way; their proud spirit would like to overturn the very order of the universe rather than that it should be thwarted. They cannot endure the contrast between God’s children and themselves. Do not be surprised if the world hate you. It shows that you are no more of the world than your Master was. Jesus said: “If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept My saying, they will keep yours also.” What We Want to Hear I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. 2 Chronicles 18:7 Today's Scripture: 2 Chronicles 18:5–27 As human beings, we are prone to seek out information that supports the opinions we hold. Research shows that we’re actually twice as likely to look for information that supports our position. When we’re deeply committed to our own way of thinking, we avoid having that thinking challenged by opposing positions. Such was the case in King Ahab’s rule over Israel. When he and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, discussed whether to go to war against Ramoth Gilead, Ahab gathered 400 prophets—men he’d appointed to that role himself and would therefore tell him what he wanted to hear—to help them decide. Each replied he should go, saying “God will give it into the king’s hand” (2 Chronicles 18:5). Jehoshaphat asked whether there was a prophet who had been chosen by God through whom they could inquire of the Lord. Ahab responded reluctantly because God’s prophet, Micaiah, “never prophesies anything good about [him], but always bad” (2Ch 18:7). Indeed, Micaiah indicated they wouldn’t be victorious, and the people would be “scattered on the hills” (2Ch 18:16). Lord, help me to seek and heed Your counsel even when it’s against my desires or popular thought. God’s counsel is trustworthy and wise. 1 Kings 22:9 Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah.” BGT 1 Kings 22:9 καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ισραηλ εὐνοῦχον ἕνα καὶ εἶπεν τάχος Μιχαιαν υἱὸν Ιεμλα LXE 1 Kings 22:9 And the king of Israel called a eunuch and said, Bring hither quickly Michaias son of Jemblaa. officer: 2Ki 9:32 2Ch 18:8 Isa 39:7 Da 1:18 Bring quickly Micaiah: 1Ki 22:26,27 1 Kings 22 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 18:8+ Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah, Imla’s son.” AHAB RELUCTANTLY CALLS FOR MICAIAH Then the king of Israel called an officer (means "eunuch" saris/sariys; Lxx - eunouchos = castrated male, often a trusted official in Middle Eastern courts ) and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah - Office (saris) means "eunuch" or "castrated person." Originally it referred to servants of the harem or court, but it came to mean "government official" (i.e., Potiphar is called by this term but he is married, Genesis 39:1) Officer (05631)(saris/sariys) A masculine noun meaning a court official, a eunuch. Derived from an Assyrian phrase meaning one who is the head or chief, this word can refer to someone with a high-ranking military or political status (Gen. 40:2, 7; 1 Sam. 8:15). Potiphar held an official post called the captain of the guard while working in the court of an Egyptian pharaoh (Gen. 37:36; 39:1). The term eunuch comes from the custom of placing castrated males in certain key government positions (2 Ki. 20:18; Esth. 2:3, 14, 15, 21; 4:4, 5; Isa. 39:7). According to Mosaic Law, males who had defective genital organs would have been excluded from the worshiping community of Israel (cf. Lev. 21:20; Deut. 23:1). In 2 Kings 18:17, the term appears in a phrase that probably does not denote a eunuch but simply means an important government official (Jer. 39:3, 13). (The Complete Word Study Dictionary – Old Testament) Patterson - The noun, meaning "(court) official," has its origin in the Akkadian title ša rēši (šarri) "the one of the (king's) head." The meaning "eunuch" arose with the practice of utilizing castrated men in key positions in the various nations of the ancient near east (e.g. in Persia, Esther 2:3ff.; Esther 4:4f.) The Hebrew word is clearly related to the name of the Akkadian royal official (2 Kings 18:17). Accordingly, sārîs is not to be translated "eunuch" unless context or other evidence demands it. Thus, since thorough study fails to uncover conclusive evidence for the employment of eunuchs as officials in ancient Egypt, the reason why the Egyptian officers in the Joseph narrative were called by this term is probably that in all three cases (Genesis 37:36; Genesis 39:1; Genesis 40:2, 7) these men were special officials of Pharaoh. It can be doubted that Israel would have inaugurated the employment of eunuchs. Such men would have been excluded from the congregation by Mosaic Law (Leviticus 22:24, Deut. 23:2). It has been argued that they may have been introduced by Jezebel (cf. 1 Kings 22:9) and maintained by subsequent kings (2 Kings 8:6; 2 Kings 9:32) in positions in close contact with women. If so, the Lord's promise through Isaiah (Isaiah 56:3-5) is most apropos. No certain evidence exists that Daniel and his three friends were made eunuchs (2 Kings 20:17-18; Daniel 1). (See TWOT ) SARIS - 42V - court officers(1), court officials(1), eunuch(5), eunuchs(10), officer(5), officers(1), official(3), officials(16). Gen. 37:36; Gen. 39:1; Gen. 40:2; Gen. 40:7; 1 Sam. 8:15; 1 Ki. 22:9; 2 Ki. 8:6; 2 Ki. 9:32; 2 Ki. 20:18; 2 Ki. 23:11; 2 Ki. 24:12; 2 Ki. 24:15; 2 Ki. 25:19; 1 Chr. 28:1; 2 Chr. 18:8; Est. 1:10; Est. 1:12; Est. 1:15; Est. 2:3; Est. 2:14; Est. 2:15; Est. 2:21; Est. 4:4; Est. 4:5; Est. 6:2; Est. 6:14; Est. 7:9; Isa. 39:7; Isa. 56:3; Isa. 56:4; Jer. 29:2; Jer. 34:19; Jer. 38:7; Jer. 41:16; Jer. 52:25; Dan. 1:3; Dan. 1:7; Dan. 1:8; Dan. 1:9; Dan. 1:10; Dan. 1:11; Dan. 1:18 1 Kings 22:10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. arrayed in their robes: 1Ki 22:30 Es 5:1 6:8,9 Mt 6:20 11:8 Ac 12:21 25:23 all the prophets: 1Ki 18:29 2Ch 18:9-11 Jer 27:14-16 Eze 13:1-9 1 Kings 22 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 18:9+ Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. KINGS SITTING IN SAMARIA IN FRONT OF FALSE PROPHETS Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them - We can envision this striking scene with Ahab and Jehoshaphat sitting side by side on royal thrones, dressed in their majestic robes, positioned at the entrance of Samaria on the old threshing floor and being entertained by 400 prophets who filled the air with their bold lies of sure victory over the Arameans. Majority opinion is no guarantee that it is true! David
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Meyer - A certain man . . . smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness. Every man we meet is clothed in armor; in other words, we all cover ourselves with plates on which to receive the thrust of accusation and reproach. “I only do as others.” “I do not see any special harm in it.” “My father did it before me.” “I cannot help it.” Such are some of the plates in the armor of the soul; and our work as Christian workers becomes abortive in so many instances, because we are content to belabor the plates, instead of striking home to the one place where the armor-joints are. Successful soul-winning depends on discovering the vulnerable part of a man, and striking there. But all this demands a very special discernment of spirits, and anointing of the Holy Ghost. Only so can we detect where best to bring about conviction, and make men know their need of the Gospel of God’s grace. The great need of the present day is a sharper and more searching analysis of sin. Men need to be shown how they are violating the Laws of God. They assent generally to the Scriptural statements of what God requires, but fail to realize how greatly they have come short. You are almost sure to hit, if you begin to show the various ways in which respectably-living people are coming under the Divine sentence. But several conditions must be fulfilled. (1) Study well your own heart. (2) Be a deep student of the biographies of Scripture. Because every type of human character is delineated in Holy Writ. (3) Open your heart to the Holy Ghost, through whom alone you can discern spirits. He is a discerner of the thoughts of the heart, and will teach you to cut to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow. 1 Kings 22:35 The battle raged that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot in front of the Arameans, and died at evening, and the blood from the wound ran into the bottom of the chariot. died: 1Ki 22:28 1Ki 20:42 1 Kings 22 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages: 2 Chronicles 18:34+ The battle raged that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot in front of the Arameans until the evening; and at sunset he died. 1 Kings 21:19 “You shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Have you murdered and also taken possession?”’ And you shall speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the LORD, “In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth the dogs will lick up your blood, even yours.”’” Psalm 64:7 But God will shoot at them with an arrow; Suddenly they will be wounded. THE DEATH OF AHAB LEAVES A BLOODY CHARIOT The battle raged that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot in front of the Arameans, and died at evening - Apparently as long as he was alive and propped up his soldiers fought the Arameans. When the judgment of the Lord comes, no devices or disguises will protect the sinner. -- Warren Wiersbe and the blood from the wound ran into the bottom of the chariot - This detail is significant because Elijah had prophesied (1Ki 21:19) the dogs would lick up his blood a prophecy fulfilled in 1Ki 22:38. Note that Ahab refused to hear (heed) God's warning about his death...Ahab was warned three times of his death -- (1) 1Ki 20:42-The unnamed prophet, (2) 1Ki 21:19- Elijah in Naboth's vineyard (3) 1Ki 22:17-23-Micaiah on the eve of the battle. Ahab saw God's mighty power at Mount Carmel and the total impotence of Baal and the 450 prophets. He saw Elijah predict the weather perfectly (the drought and the drenching!) He saw Elijah outrun him on a horse drawn chariot. Miracles did not save him, just as Jesus' 1000's of miracles failed to convince the majority of Jews that He was the long expected Messiah. So if you are a skeptic and say that if you just saw a few miracles you would believe, then you are deceived. If you don't believe the written Words about Jesus, you won't believe if you witnessed a thousand miracles! 🙏 THOUGHT - We can warn our relatives, neighbors and friends over and over but it sadly often seems to fall on deaf ears that unless they believe in Jesus as their Savior and Lord they will die in their sins (John 8:24+) and "will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power." (2Th 1:9+) But keep praying for them and loving them like Jesus would. As long as they have breath, there is hope! My father prayed for me for at least 20 years before the Spirit broke through. I prayed for my wayward children for about 20 years before the Spirit opened their eyes to the Light of the world (Jn 8:12). Don't give up just because you have not seen results for many years. It is always too soon to quit if you have breath to pray and they have a heart beat to receive. (For more on how God answered the prayers of my father see My Personal Testimony of God's Grace.) Peter Pett The prophetic author is not really interested in the details of the battle. His concern is with the failure of the subterfuge which sought to prevent the fulfilment of Micaiah’s prophecy, and with the subsequent death of Ahab and his ‘ritual’ disgracing. For while the king’s body was no doubt being buried with all honours, as a hero of the battlefield, YHWH was revealing his true worth by arranging for his blood, his very life source, to be licked up by scavenger dogs and mingled with the dirt washed from common prostitutes. It was a picture of YHWH’s view of him. David