1 Kings 20:31 KJV
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
1 Kings 20:32 KJV
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
1 Kings 20:42-43 KJV
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
1 Kings 20:32 KJV
So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
1 Kings 20:42-43 KJV
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
Now here is an interesting less and one that I know must be taken in balance and with the right heart. The Bible says that the testimony of the kings of Israel was (and remember; these kings of Israel were not godly men) that they were merciful kings. Benhadad, a man who had been judged of the Lord and sentenced, was spared by the mercy of Ahab.
Almost at once God's prophet came to Ahab to pronounce judgment upon him for not executing the will of the Lord. The prophet says it thus, "...they life for his life..."
I wonder how often we suffer judgment and troubles in this life because we chose to be kind
When we should have taken a stand for the truth.
When we were too timid to rebuke a wrong
When we did not want to offend so we said nothing
It is a grand thing to be merciful and the Word of God says our God's mercies are "new every morning." But that has to be kept into context. God is also unbending concerning sin righteousness and judgment. We would do well to remember that
Almost at once God's prophet came to Ahab to pronounce judgment upon him for not executing the will of the Lord. The prophet says it thus, "...they life for his life..."
I wonder how often we suffer judgment and troubles in this life because we chose to be kind
When we should have taken a stand for the truth.
When we were too timid to rebuke a wrong
When we did not want to offend so we said nothing
It is a grand thing to be merciful and the Word of God says our God's mercies are "new every morning." But that has to be kept into context. God is also unbending concerning sin righteousness and judgment. We would do well to remember that
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