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King Ahaziah can’t escape a confrontation with God’s prophet
King Ahab has died and his son Ahaziah has succeeded him. Sadly, this new king “did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother” (1 Kings 22:52).
When Ahaziah lays sick, he does not ask the Lord God for help but sends messengers to Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron. Apparently, he does not care what God’s prophet might have to say. However, God also sends a messenger (namely, an angel) and commands Elijah to meet the king’s servants. They must tell the king: “You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die”.
When Ahaziah’s messengers return and tell him that they met a man who “wore a garment of hair, with a belt of leather about his waist,” he immediately recognizes that this must have been the prophet Elijah.
In 1 Kings 21, king Ahab exclaimed, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” Now his son also acknowledges that he can’t escape a confrontation with God’s prophet.
We can’t hide from God either. Is that frightening to you? Why, or why not?
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The Bible is full of stories about people who try to live to God's glory - with ups and downs. Elijah is such a man. He is a prophet who serves God wholeheartedly, but is also prone to despondency and depression. He confronts the king fearlessly, but flees from the queen. And in all this, God continues to care for His servant.
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