The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. As thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. Benhadad, the king of syria, flexes his muscles i kings 20. Click pdf for introductory notes not found in notes below. And behold, god, though forsaken and neglected by ahab, prevents him with his gracious promise of help. The prophet elijah has just been used by the lord to accomplish a great miracle. The refusal of his neighbor to smite the prophet was manifestly wrong, as it was a withholding of necessary aid to a prophet in the discharge of a duty to which he had been called by god. The refusal of his neighbor to smite the prophet was manifestly wrong, as it was a withholding of necessary aid to a prophet in the discharge of a duty to which he had been called by god, and it was severely punished 1.
Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills. King david proposed to build a temple for the lord hebrew. Ahab succeeded his father omri, a king who did that which was evil in the sight of yahweh and who was wickedly above all who were before him 1 kings 16. And the king of israel answered and said, tell him, let not him that girds on his harness boast himself as he that puts it off. One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off. Yes, this was one of those cities benhadad had falsely promised to restore. And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. If you study carefully ezekiel 40 through 49, you will learn about this magnificent edifice. Listen to pastor robert furrow as he continues his commentary on 1 kings picking up today in chapter 20, verse 1.
Yahweh did not just intervene at critical times in the affairs of people, but was now accessible to believers in the ordinary affairs of life 1 kings 17. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. These 6 chapters can all be found on slideshare under the life of elijah. Solomon became a prominent and famous man even among kings.
And the king of israel answered, tell him, let not him who straps on his armor boast himself as he who takes it off. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 kings 20 and more. They went to besiege samaria, the capital of israel, and launched attacks against it. Comparison of 1 samuel thru 2 chronicles kings of israel click to enlarge. From the commentary on the whole bible jamieson, fausset and brown, 1871. In a strong sense, this is the fulfillment of the great promises to an obedient israel described in deuteronomy 28.
Israel had 20 kings, and judah had 20, including one female who usurped the throne. Those that are most secure, are commonly least courageous. The books of 1 and 2 kings received their names because they document the reigns of the 40 monarchs of the kingdoms of israel and judah following david. Ackroyd, an interpretation of the babylonian exile. He has just prayed a simple prayer and god has opened the heavens and sent down fire, proving himself to be lord of all. Sadly, he did not always use this wisdom, and later fell away from his devotion and worship of god 1 kings 11. What a seductive temptation it is for those who hope to receive eternal life to fritter away every opportunity to obey the lord, till all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Both the soldier and king ahab had neglected their chief duty in their devotion to a multitude of minor duties and aims.
Now benhadad king of aram mustered his entire army. Read 1 kings 20 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Thirty and two kings tributary chieftains of syria and the adjacent countries. Benhadad attacks samaria ow benhadad king of aram mustered his entire army. He sent messengers into the city to ahab king of israel, saying, this is what benhadad says. The israelites may have sometimes thought that baal was the same as the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob. The orders of the proud, drunken king disordered his troops, and prevented them from attacking the israelites. I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses 1 kings 22. His mothers name was maachah the granddaughter of abishalom. Jun 02, 20 working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. It was a walled city east of the jordan, one of the cities of refuge, and had served as one of solomons provincial capitals. In the hebrew bible, 1 and 2 kings were one book until the sixteenth century.
He is supposed to be the same whom asa stirred up against the king of israel, chap. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. Accompanied by thirtytwo kings with their horses and chariots, he went up and besieged samaria and attacked it. You can find the best commentary on 12 kings for you using the tools on the right side. Partly, it was to prevent ahab from recognizing the prophets face. We have seen god send him through one trial after another to teach him total dependence upon the power and provision of god. Carmel was the highest peak in a mountain range known for its lush, fertile forests and as a sacred site of baal worship. And the king of israel said to him, so shall your judgment be. Chrysostom said that elijah learned compassion in the house of the widow so he could be sent to his own people. Elijah orders ahab to summon the prophets of baal and asherah, who number 850 1 kings 17.
No other god but the triune is worthy to be called god. We saw bring him from nowhere, set him before a king and use him to strike fear into a nation. Israel had 20 kings, and judah had 20, including one female who usurped. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. A study of 2 kings 20, isaiah 389, scottish journal of theology 27 1974. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. A commentary 1964, considers 1 kings an instance of the.
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