The Danger of Idolatry: Sin of King Ahaziah...
2 Kings 1:1-18
1 And after the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.
2 And Ahaziah fell by the bars of a high room which he had in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, and inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, whether I will be healed of this disease.
3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is there no God in Israel, that ye go and inquire of Baal-zebub, god of Ekron?
4 And therefore thus saith the Lord: From the bed which thou hast gone up, thou shalt not go down, but without fail thou shalt die. Then Elijah left.
5 And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them: What is it, that you have come back?
6 And they said unto him, A man came out to meet us, and said unto us, Go, return to the king who sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is there no God in Israel, that ye should send to inquire of Baal -Zebub, god of Ekron? So from the bed you climbed on, you will not descend, but you will die without fail.
7 And he said to them, What was the appearance of the man who came to meet you and spoke these words to you?
8 And they said unto him: he was a hairy man, and with his loins girded with a leather girdle. Then he said: It is Elijah the Tishbite.
9 Then the king sent him a captain of fifty with his fifty; and going up to him (for, behold, he sat on the top of the mountain), he said unto him, Man of God, the king says, Come down.
10 But Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I then am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. Then fire descended from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
11 And the king again sent him another captain of fifty, with his fifty; he answered him, saying, Man of God, thus saith the king: Get down quickly.
12 And Elijah answered, If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. Then the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13 And he sent again a third captain of fifty, with his fifty; Then the captain of fifty came up, and when he arrived, he knelt before Elijah, and entreated him, saying, Man of God, I pray thee, my life is precious in thy sight, and the lives of these fifty of thine servants.
14 Behold, fire came down from heaven, and consumed those first two captains of fifty, with their fifty; but now may my life be precious in your eyes.
15 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him, fear not. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD: Why hast thou sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? Is it because there is no God in Israel to consult his word? Therefore from this bed, to which you ascended, you shall not descend, but you shall surely die.
17 So he died, according to the word of the LORD, which Elijah had spoken; and Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no child.
18 The rest of the acts of Ahaziah, all that he did, is it not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Let's deal with the sin of King Ahaziah ( = Ahaziah), which you can read in the first chapter of the second book of Kings and which is very similar to the sin of King Saul, (PRACTICE IDOLATRICS EVEN HAVING THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS ONE GOD) told in first book of Samuel (1 Sam 28 and 1 Sam 31). I will summarize the episode referring to Ahaziah, king of Israel, of which Samaria was a part.
Ahaziah, son of Ahab, King of Israel, had just, on his father's death, occupy his throne as King of Israel. The king of Moab, trying to take advantage of the change, decreed war on Ahaziah, who, as a result of a fall from his bedroom window onto the street, fell to his bed, which made him very apprehensive about his recovery and outcome. of hostilities against the king of Moab. It was then that “he sent messengers, saying to them, go and consult Baal Zebul, god of Acaron, to find out if I will be cured of this evil” (2 Kings 1,2).
Along the way, the messengers met the prophet Elijah, who advised them to turn back and with a message for Ahaziah, who was surprised at his return so soon, because, by his calculations, they would not yet have had time to consult the god Baal. Although these messengers did not identify the prophet, Ahaziah easily recognized him from the description of his appearance and dress. He then heard the message of the prophet Elijah: “Is there not a God in Israel, that you should go and consult Baal Zebul, god of Acaron? Therefore, thus says Yahveh, you will not descend from the bed to which you have ascended, for you will die” (2 Kings 1, 3-4).
Faced with this death sentence, Ahaziah sent fifty messengers, with his commander, to look for Elijah, who used to reside in the Mount Carmel area, in order to bring him to his presence. It was a real order. They found him there on the top of the mountain and gave him the order of the King: "Man of God, the king has commanded, come down!" Elijah answered and said to the leader of the fifty: “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and devour you and your fifty. And a fire descended from heaven and devoured them, him and at fifty” (2 Kings 1,9-10).
The king sent a second delegation to the prophet Elijah, commanding him the same thing: To come down quickly and come to him. This group of fifty and its leader also had the same fate as those of the first delegation. The king sent a third delegation, but his leader's behavior was somewhat different from the previous ones: “This third leader bowed his knees before Elijah and begged thus: 'O man of God, may my life be of any value in your eyes and that of these your fifty servants…” (2Ki 1: 13)
Obeying the command of an Angel of the Lord, Elijah came down from the mountain with them and accompanied them to the king, but the sentence was given and was irreversible: "He arose, went down with him (the chief) and went to the king , to whom he said: Thus speaks Yahveh. Because you have sent messengers to consult Baal Zebul, god of Acaron, you will not descend from the bed to which you have gone up, but you will surely die”. And he died, according to the word of Yahveh spoken by Elijah. (2Kings9333333333333333 1:15-17).
Considerations:
What is wrong, in God's eyes, with King Ahaziah's behavior and attitude?
1. Sinned against the 1st Commandment: "You shall love the Lord your God above all and all", which forbids all activities related to spiritism in its multiple and varied facets: idolatry, witchcraft, sorcery, divination , consultations with mediums, astrologers, tarots, crystal balls, cards, the use of pendulums, objects with a superstitious charge, such as horseshoes, amulets, horns, satanic clothes and paintings…and everything that involves Satanism, the attempt to get in contact with spirits (souls or demons), etc, etc., not forgetting satanic cults, black magic, heavy metal music, hard rock, secret societies, songs with lyrics praising Satan and the agents of evil, tattoos, etc. . In all this is Satan.
2. He sent messengers to consult a (a) medium (necromancer), who in turn acted under the power of the devil, to know his future. It was not a statue of the god Baal who spoke, but the devil, who pretended to speak for her… It radically violated an express prohibition in the Law of the Lord.
3. In ordering the prophet Elijah to come to him, instead of humbly asking for his intervention with God to regain his health, he wanted him to tell him whether he would be cured or not, which was none other than Elijah's use of know the future and take advantage of it.
4. Instead of drawing conclusions after the death of all the messengers of the 1st delegation sent to Elijah, Ahaziah sent a second one, with the same intentions, ending up being responsible for the death of one hundred and two people and risking the lives of another fifty is.
5. Ahaziah knew, as did King Saul, that consulting people involved in spiritism entailed a death penalty, so the prophet Elijah did nothing more than comply with divine instructions when he asked that the destructive fire fall on the envoys, and on the king, the prophesied death. It is not known whether he repented or not before he died.
6. By trying to consult a demon (the god Baal) to know his future, Ahaziah gravely offended the God of Israel, the only true God, in unmistakable proof of idolatry. Exchanging God for a devil…is the supreme abasement to which the true God can be subjected.
7. This example and others also serve to undo certain modern arguments that God does not punish, because He is Father, because we are His children, because He is all Love, etc., etc., arguments used to continue indefinitely in sin, in irregular and sinful situations, in opposition to the divine Commandments, etc. There are many examples in the Bible to prove that God punishes, although this is hard to accept. Many prefer to say that God sends corrections and not punishments… It's just a play on words to mean the same thing. Whoever has doubts, read in the Bible how it was and how the lives of some kings of Israel ended and why...
1. Os Acazias dos nossos tempos – Vêmo-los por aí em anúncios de
bruxas, videntes, necromantes, centros de recuperação espiritual (centros de
espiritismo), mediums, curandeiros, seitas para todos os gostos, magia negra,
cultos satânicos , ideologias, filosofias e práticas pagãs, etc. A
maldição sobre quem pratica estas coisas continua válida, afectando-os não só a
eles mas também às suas famílias e bens. Dificilmente alguém que se enfronhe em
algo relacionado com Satanás se salvará, porque aquilo que começou mais ou
menos inocentemente, acaba por resultar numa dependência de que só por milagre
se sairá. É disso que dão conta os padres exorcistas.
2. Estas práticas estão hoje muito divulgadas entre as nações ocidentais,
tanto mais divulgadas quanto menos se pratica a religião e quanto mais os
governantes fizeram leis a permitir o afundamento dos valores cristãos, num
caminho largo para o paganismo. Convém lembrar que Satanás é o rei de todos os
tipos de paganismo. Queixamo-nos de crises, de tragédias, de corrupção política
, monetária e financeira, de violência, de crimes, de assaltos, de violações,
de pedofilia, de assassínios, de pobreza da população? Será que os países
afectados por estes males merecem melhor? O que fazem para merecerem a
protecção divina? Nada, antes pelo contrário, fazem tudo o que ofende Deus e as
Suas Leis imutáveis. Isso também tem um preço, que é e será pago por todos.
POR
FAVOR, COMPARTILHE ESA MENSAGEM COM TODOS(AS) QUE VOCÊ CONHECE. OBRIGADO.
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