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Yahweh said to Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam comes to inquire of you concerning her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shall you tell her; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will feign herself to be another woman.
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God Sees Through Disguises
Commentators emphasize the futility of the queen's disguise. God reveals her identity and intent to the prophet Ahijah before she even arrives. Matthew Henry draws a powerful lesson from this: God judges people according to what they are, not what they seem to be. Our attempts to hide our true motives or sins from God are useless, as He sees the heart.
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1 Kings
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Feign herself to be another woman - This literally means, “she shall make herself strange,” that is, “she shall come in disguised.” See [Ref…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Lord said to Abijah Either in a dream, or by an impulse upon his mind, before Jeroboam's wife came in:
—At that time,— when Jeroboam did evil, his child sickened. When sickness comes into our families, we should inquire whether there may not…
