6 окт. 2017 г. · The context of 1 Kings 20 is that King Ahab has just released an enemy captive, Ben-hadad. Ahab defeats Be-hadad in war, but then signs a trade agreement with ...

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 ...

utter destruction; meaning Benhadad; or "the man of my anathema or curse"; cursed of God for his blasphemy of him, and devoted by him to ruin on that account; ...

God is continuing to speak after this guy has turned his back. So long his back has been turned against God and yet God is still speaking to him. As God ...

1 Kings 20:42 provides a sobering example of the consequences of disobedience to God's will and the principle of accountability for one's actions.

25 нояб. 2022 г. · To answer the question as to how Ahab could have known that God required Ben-hadad to be devoted to destruction, earlier scriptures need to be taken into ...

David Guzik commentary on 1 Kings 20 describes how God leads king Ahab and Israel to two victories over king Ben-Hadad and Syria.

NIV He said to the king, "This is what the Lord says: 'You have set free a man I had determined should die. Therefore it is your life for his life, your people ...

In 1 Kings 20, we see what's more unexpected than mercy towards a wicked king is that Jesus died for his enemies.