Pastor John,
I have really enjoyed our Old Testament study. Thanks for all the time you put in it so that we can learn the bible. Jimmy has done a nice job. We read the story of Ahab, Jezebel and Naboth. I remember when you told us that evil does win sometimes. That’s what I thought about when I read that story. Naboth was righteous and he died by the hands of the unrighteous. Ahab and Jezebel may have thought they could get by, but no one ever does. Jesus is our near kinsman. 😉
Natalie
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Amen, Natalie. The old saying, “He who laughs last laughs best”, comes to mind when I think of this terrifying portion of scripture:
Proverbs 1:24-28 KJV
[24] Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; [25] But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: [26] I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; [27] When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. [28] Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:”
Let the world and even unwise children of God laugh and mock us; only, dear God, may we never hear the Almighty laugh at our calamity and mock at our fear! May He always be our Redeemer, our avenging Near Kinsman!
Pastor John