1 kings 21:17 29 commentary

And two men, scoundrels, came in and sat before him; and the scoundrels witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth has blasphemed God and the king! Then they took him outside the city and stoned him with stones, so that he died. (2.) Ahab, having sold himself to sin, was resolved to stand to his bargain, and could not endure him that would have helped him to recover himself, [2.] 16 4),that Jezebel, particularly, should be devoured by dogs (v. 23), which was fulfilled (2 Kings 9 36),and, as for Ahab himself, that the dogs should lick his blood in the very same place where they licked Naboth's (v. 19 "Thy blood, even thine, though it be royal blood, though it swell thy veins with pride and boil in thy heart with anger, shall ere long be an entertainment for the dogs"), which was fulfilled, ch. But she meant it in a bad sense: "Dost thou govern Israel, and shall any subject thou hast deny thee any thing thou hast a mind to? How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. He told him from God that his family should be ruined and rooted out (v. 21) and all his posterity cut off,that his house should be made like the houses of his wicked predecessors, Jeroboam and Baasha (v. 22), particularly that those who died in the city should be meat for dogs and those who died in the field meat for birds (v. 24), which had been foretold of Jeroboam's house (ch. These "breaches" were partially repaired, these "ruins" were raised up to some extent, when the captives were returned. 19 Say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Have you not murdered a man and seized his property?' [29:1] "In America, along with the bones of the Mastodon imbedded in the alluvium of the Bourbense, were found arrow heads and other traces of the savages who had killed this member of an order no longer represented in that part of the world." (Herbert Spencer: Principles of Sociology, vol. But there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up. ii. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Elijah finds the indictment against him, and convicts him upon the notorious evidence of the fact (v. 19): Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? This pattern repeats for 21st through 30th and 31st through 40th. Ver. But sometimes rulers expect citizens to do what would displease God. All rights reserved. Surely she could not think to put a blasphemous sense upon the answer he had given to Ahab, as if denying him his vineyard were blaspheming the king, and giving the divine law for the reason were blaspheming God. Ahab is reproved, and his sin set before his eyes, by Elijah. God is the final King over this earth, and he holds all of us accountable for our actions. Humility is a change in the heart. (1.) 20 13. arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. He seems to have been a conscientious man, who would rather hazard the king's displeasure than offend God, and probably was one of the 7000 that had not bowed the knee to Baal, for which, it may be, Ahab owed him a grudge. GCM produces two periodic publications. SVH 18/0 (1.5) Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. The sentence should not be revoked, but the execution suspended. II. Why did Ahab blame Elijah for his troubles? We should learn to quiet ourselves, under our crosses, with the thoughts of the mercies we enjoy, especially our hopes of the kingdom. Hast thou found me, O my enemy? i. Now Naboth foresaw that, if his vineyard were sold to the crown, it would never return to his heirs, no, not in the jubilee. 2 Kings 9:26 indicates that the crime was even worse than this, connecting the murder of Naboth with the blood of his sons. They did not so much as dispute the command nor make any objections against it, though so palpably unjust, but punctually observed all the particulars of it, either because they feared Jezebel's cruelty or because they hated Naboth's piety, or both: They did as it was written in the letters (v. 11, 12), neither made any difficulty of it, nor met with any difficulty in it, but cleverly carried on the villany. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money. But Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!. II. II. Inordinate desires expose men to continual vexations, and those that are disposed to fret, be they ever so happy, will always find something or other to fret at. 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 dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours. So Ahab said to Elijah, Have you found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD: Behold, I will bring calamity on you. Ahab's dynasty was brought to an end by God because of his disobedience and evil acts. He reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 17-19. 1. Now we see that there are just men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked (Eccl 8 14), but all will be set to rights in the great day. Then they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died. For God hath expressly, and for divers weighty reasons, forbidden the alienation of lands from the tribes and families to which they were allotted, Leviticus 25:15, 25:23, 25:25; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18. (Poole), So Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him; for he had said, I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers. And he lay down on his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no food. 21:17-29 Blessed Paul complains that he was sold under sin, Ro 7:14, as a poor captive against his will; but Ahab was willing, he sold himself to sin; of choice, and as his own act and deed, he loved the dominion of sin. The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet Israel's Deliverance ( 1 Kings 20:1-43) 11. Conservative Commentary from a real Patriot . Ahab is reproved, and his sin set before his eyes, by Elijah. Copyright 2023 Northside Baptist Church. He had a vineyard in Jezreel, near to the palace of Ahab, the king of Samaria. Her end would be both horrible and disgraceful. [12] "Asherah poles": Hebrew: asherim. (8-14) Jezebel plots and orders the murder of Naboth. God sent Elijah to find and confront Ahab about Naboth's death. Bible commentary is an easy-to-use application for downloading. If a pretending partial penitent shall go to his house reprieved, doubtless a sincere penitent shall go to his house justified. . What! We present a Bible app that contains the Holy bible King James with Matthew Henry's commentaries, the best tool for devotional purposes. The last 14 months elevated a global group of intellectuals and bureaucrats about which most people had previously cared very little. He cursed the squeamishness of Naboth's conscience, which he pretended to consult the peace of, and secretly meditated revenge. 1) Ahabs actions showed his humility. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. It is a story of prophecy and grace. See James 5:17 and 2 Timothy 1:7. This shows, [1.] (5-16) Elijah denounces judgments against Ahab. 1 Kings 21:17-29 17 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 18 "Go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who rules in Samaria. 1. What does this say to us? (3.) He is now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. He will give rest to the weary while the proud will be left to carry their own heavy burdens. He might have taken possession by one of his officers, but so pleased is he with this accession to his estate that he will make a journey to Jezreel himself to enter upon it; and it should seem he went in state too, as if he had obtained some mighty victory, for Jehu remembers long after that he and Bidkar attended him at this time, 2 Kings 9 25. because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house. The LORD forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you, Ahab went into his house sullen and displeased, You now exercise authority over Israel I will give you the vineyard of Naboth. (2.) 1 Kings 21:17-29 WHEN GOD SAYS "THAT'S ENOUGH!" Intro: The events of which we have just read take place some 5 to 6 years after the events on Mount Horeb. The proceedings of Ahab against Naboth. of I. See Psalms 34:15 . g. The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel: Though the prophecy of judgment was focused against Ahab, it did not forget Jezebel. To commit the keeping of our lives and comforts to God, for innocency itself will not always be our security. intimating that he shunned him all he could, and it was now a terror to him to see him. It became her to take notice of his grief and to enquire into the cause of it, v. 5. She must have looked upon the elders of Jezreel as men perfectly lost to every thing that is honest and honourable when she expected these orders should be obeyed. Best Conservative Political Commentary on the Net 4 years ago DEFEAT OBAMA'S AGENDA. ii. 2) I like how Charles Buck describes humility. The second benefit of humility we note is that , 2. Ahab was a kind of penitent. And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead. So it was, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. 2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money. Box 2268 Westerly, RI 02891. Ahab showed remorse, and the Lord showed him some mercy (1 Kings 21:29). As far as we can tell, he was wicked through and through, yet the heart of God was touched by his humility. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. Even so, God honored it by delaying this judgment by about twelve years. a. To lament the hard case of oppressed innocency, and to mingle our tears with the tears of the oppressed that have no comforter, while on the side of the oppressors there is power, Eccl 4 1. What Does It Mean That There Is No One Holy Like God? Favour was shown to this wicked man that God might magnify his goodness (says bishop Sanderson) even to the hazard of his other divine perfections; as if (says he) God would be thought unholy, or untrue, or unjust (though he be none of these), or any thing, rather than unmerciful. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. This encourages all those that truly repent and unfeignedly believe the holy gospel. a. i. Apparently, God holds husbands who follow their wives into sin to a special accountability. He married the wicked Baal-worshipping Gentile, Jezebel, who stirred him up to work wickedness in the sight of God, v.25. Alexander Maclaren noted three types of dangerous characters in this chapter: (1) Ahab, who was wicked and weak. The penitent heart ever meets the merciful eye of God; repentance is highly esteemed by the Father of compassion, even where it is comparatively shallow and short-lived. (Clarke). It is a sin that is its own parent; it arises not from the condition, but from the mind: as we find Paul contented in a prison, so Ahab was discontented in a palace. Now that he is pleasing himself with his ill-gotten wealth, and giving direction for the turning of this vineyard into a flower-garden, his meat in his bowels is turned. It is probable this was not the first time he had lent it to her, but that with it she had signed warrants for the slaying of the prophets. eDevos are in-depth essays on a particular topic or Scripture. Solomon, David's son, then ascended to the throne of all Israel. He was thus charged with the murder of Naboth, and it would not serve him to say the law killed him (perverted justice is the highest injustice), nor that, if he was unjustly prosecuted, it was not his doinghe knew nothing of it; for it was to please him that it was done, and he had shown himself pleased with it, and so had made himself guilty of all that was done in the unjust prosecution of Naboth. Naboth dies by Jezebel's plot, that the vineyard may escheat to Ahab, ver 5-14. Latest. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. She does well to persuade him to shake off his melancholy, and not to sink under his burden, to be easy and cheerful; whatever was his grief, grieving would not redress it, but pleasantness would alleviate it. She wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and seat Naboth with high honor among the people; and seat two men, scoundrels, before him to bear witness against him, saying, You have blasphemed God and the king. 2 r Bear one another's burdens, and s so fulfill t the law of Christ. They cannot exist together. She makes use of the king's name, knowing the thing would please him when it was done, yet fearing he might scruple at the manner of doing it; in short, she commands them, upon their allegiance, to put Naboth to death, without giving them any reason for so doing. [29:2] Darwin Ahab died in battle shortly after the events in this story, and dogs licked his blood at the pool in Samaria. And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. For example, if Christopher Bell started third and. Punishments after death are here most insisted on, which, though such as affected the body only, were perhaps designed as figures of the soul's misery after death. It will be a pretty addition to his demesne, a convenient out-let to his palace; and nothing will serve him but it must be his own. John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 8:29. Site designed by, Holes in your Bible: Deletions in New Translations, http://www.northsidebaptistchurch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/190714pm-1Ki-21.17-29.mp3, Four Characteristics of a Worthy Walk Col 1:9-12, Four Characteristics of a Worthy Walk - Col 1:9-12. b. Humility produces a change in one's actions. He is now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. Ahab's repentance was only what might be seen of men; it was outward only. God says citizens should obey rulers (Romans 13:1-5). He was like a sulking child who could not get his own way. (Dilday), ii. 21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and made Israel to sin. You can check these in your browser security settings. AboutPressCopyrightContact. 29. The proud man is naturally wrapped up in his own importance, often speaks to make his audience feel their inferiority. But the repentance was short-lived. A hypocrite may go very far in the outward performance of holy duties and yet come short. Humility Always Pleases God What Does It Really Mean That Your Body Is a Temple? The Life and Times of Elijah the Prophet The Prophet and the Pagans ( 1 Kings 16:29-17:24) 13. e) It consists in an inward sense of our many imperfections and sins. Canaan was in a peculiar manner God's land; the Israelites were his tenants; and this was one of the conditions of their leases, that they should not alienate (no, not to one another) any part of that which fell to their lot, unless in case of extreme necessity, and then only till the year of jubilee, Lev 25 28. "He took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshiped him. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. He is now in Naboth's vineyard, where he has gone to take possession of it. There he is, in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it. He will reveal himself to the meek but confront the arrogant and self-reliant. Hast thou killed, and also taken possession?While Ahab was in the act of surveying his ill-gotten possession, Elijah, by divine commission, stood before him. God sent Elijah to drop His prophetic bomb on Ahab, v.17-24. She borrows the privy-seal, but the king shall not know what she will do with it. Scripture's commentary is clear: "And this thing became a sin" (v. 30). Ahab got up and went down to take possession of the vineyard of Naboth. Read Commentary and Updates of Cayman Is vs Panama, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier, 7th Match. Never was poor debtor or criminal so confounded at the sight of the officer that came to arrest him. Other Commentaries. 1wd. This unfulfilled prophecy has needlessly troubled some. What was the end result? b) (Proverbs 16:5) Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. But many a man's possessions have been his snare, and his neighbourhood to greatness has been of pernicious consequence. Elijah obeys and goes to hide in the Kerith Ravine and is fed by ravens and drinks water from the brook there. 24. If Naboth's sons were all put to death, Ahab thought himself entitled to the estate, ob defectum sanguinisin default of heirs (as our law expresses it); if not, yet, Naboth dying as a criminal, he claimed it ob delictum criminisas forfeited by his crime. Ahab was a great sinner, but he won great mercy (in this life) through humble repentance.

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