1 Kings 14:5 (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
Thus and thus…
Jeroboam knew why his son was sick. He had already heard from God, knew what God expected of him, and had been rebuked by a man of God. Now he sends his wife to “secretly” find out whether God would heal his son or take his life.
Though Jeroboam’s wife attempted to conceal her identity from the prophet, no one hides anything from God. Before she ever arrived, God had already spoken to Ahijah.
The message God had for her was heavy. The details of that message are recorded as Ahijah delivered them to Jeroboam’s wife, but they are summarized in our text simply as “thus and thus.” We are left to trust that the prophet faithfully told her exactly what God had told him—because all we are told is that God said, “thus and thus.”
Unbelievers have spent thousands of years developing arguments against God and His Word. Not much has changed. Their arguments haven’t really improved, but one question remains common: “How can you be sure that’s what God actually said?”
How can we be sure the Bible contains exactly what God said—that the writers didn’t change or add to it, that copyists didn’t corrupt it, or that so-called holy men didn’t simply make it all up?
The fact is, at some point everything comes down to faith.
God’s Word says:
2 Timothy 3:16 (KJV)
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
And again:
2 Peter 1:21 (KJV)
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Either God said what He said—or there is no God at all. Either way, we are going to hold our position by faith. The Bible gives ample reason to believe it is true, that God is, and that there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.
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Did God Really Say That? The Answer Hidden in ‘Thus and Thus’
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1 Kings 14:5 (KJV) Did God Really Say That?
