Thursday, May 19, 2022

Bring charges that he has cursed both God and the king

1 Kings 21:7-16

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, placed his seal on them, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city with him. In those letters she wrote: 

“Proclaim a day of fasting and seat Naboth in a prominent place among the people. But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them bring charges that he has cursed both God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to Ahab, “Get up and take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite that he refused to sell you. He is no longer alive, but dead.” When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of Naboth’s vineyard.

While her husband sulks like a spoilt child, she quietly arranges for Naboth's liquidation. She has only to contrive a blasphemy charge - backed of course by the statutory number of witnesses - and the statutory number of witnesses - and the 'criminal's lands are forfeit.

Why?

Selfish and greedy minds control man's behavior, Ahab and his wife did evil things even using the way of the judgment of the Law.

Law protects the righteous men, but now it killed the good man. It is not the problem of the Law but the men.

How?

May the Lord keep me with a pure heart and righteous spirit in me!


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