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Mon 10th August – 2 Kings chapter 1:1-4
Categories: Don’s Daily Devotions
Mon 10th August – Read 2 Kings chapter 1:1-4:
V1: Since our concern is with Elijah, we now move on to this chapter. Ahab is now dead, his son Ahaziah is king in his place, but sadly is as godless and rebellious as his father was. Moab, traditional enemies of Israel are in rebellion against them – surely part of God’s ongoing judgement.
V2: Ahaziah injures himself in a bizarre accident, is reduced to a sick-bed, but has no thought of calling upon the Lord, either for his own condition or for the nation’s need. Instead, he sends to consult the false god Baal Zebub – ( interesting to note that in the NT Beelzebub is another name for ” the prince of demons ” – Satan himself – e.g. Matthew 12:24-27.) How many false and vain sources people will look to when in trouble, rather than turn to the living God.
V3: So, the angel of the Lord – remember, we take this to be more than ” an angel”, but the Lord himself, manifesting Himself to chosen servants – though we don ‘t know if there was a visible manifestation here – sends Elijah to intercept Ahaziah’s messengers with the stark question ” Is there no God in Israel?”
.V4: Solemnly, God’s message to Ahaziah through Elijah is that he will not recover, but die of his injuries. Elijah delivers this word of judgement unflinchingly, as he had so often to Ahaziah’s father. We too must warn people of God’s judgement and never shy away from the message.