2 Crônicas 18

2 Crônicas 18

Morgan - This is a most suggestive and significant statement, revealing great facts of life which are too often unrecognized by men. Ahab had done everything he could think of, to secure his own safety in the day of battle. In arrant cowardice he had caused Jehoshaphat to enter the field in his kingly robes, thus rendering him conspicuous, while he had disguised him-self. The ruse was completely successful as far as Syria was concerned. The captains of the king of Syria were deceived. Ahab was safL, if there were no eyes other than those of men watching him. He was not hidden from the eyes of God. One nameless man "drew his bow at a venture," that is, as the margin reads, "in his simplicity." It was not even a venture in the sense ofan attempt, or a gambling against odds, in the hope of killing the king of Israel. It was done "in his simplicity," that is, artlessly, without. any special intention other than that of "carrying on" in the ordinary sense of that word. Probably this man had already during the day shot many arrows, and he went on in his simplicity, little knowing that this particular one was to be guided through all the confusion straight to its mark, by the unerring knowledge and power of God. Yet so it was. Thus it is seen how the refuge of lies never hides from the eyes of God. Men may secrete themselves so that other men may never find them; but when the hour of their judgment has come, God takes hold upon some ordinary event, and makes it the highway upon which He comes to carry out the sentence of His purpose. "It just happened," says the man of the world. "God did it," says the man of faith. A bow drawn at a venture Mr. Spurgeon was wont to relate the following striking cases of drawing the bow at a venture: “I supposed the case of a young man who had got into fast company, and once there meant to have his fling unfettered; so was on the eve of starting to India, in order to escape the restraint of a godly, widowed mother’s influence. I pointed to him, and pleaded with him to retrace his steps ere yet he had broken his praying mother’s heart. At the close of the Monday evening prayer-meeting a young man was shown into my room by William Olney. As soon as alone with me he wished to know who had informed me as to his movements. He could scarcely believe me when I told him I had received no information concerning him, and did not even know his name. The same week, after the Thursday evening service, another young man wished to see me alone; wanted to know who had been telling me about him. I asked, What about him? About his fast life, and his intention to leave the country and escape his praying mother’s influence? He had been very distressed ever since. I pointed him out and appealed to him on Sunday evening; he wished to see me about it, but could not come on Monday evening as he had intended. ‘But,’ said he, ‘there is one mistake you made, Mr. Spurgeon; you told the people I was going to India, and it is China I am booked for.’” 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. he died: 2Ch 18:16,19,27 Nu 32:23 Pr 13:21 28:17 See commentary on 1Ki 22:35 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. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR 1-2 CHRONICLES NOTE: SOME CAN BE BORROWED FROM ARCHIVE.ORG Archer, Gleason L. Jr. A survey of Old Testament introduction (BORROW). 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