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[There is] a league between me and you, between my father and your father: behold, I have sent to you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.
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A Failure of Faith, Not Strategy
Commentators like Matthew Henry and John Gill agree that Asa's primary failure was not political but spiritual. Despite his history of faithfulness, in a moment of urgent danger, he chose 'carnal policy' over faith. His actions stemmed from unbelief, a failure to trust in the Lord with all his heart, a struggle even true believers can face.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Rather, “Let there be a league between me and you, as there was between my father and your father.”
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There is a league between me and you, and between myfather and your father For though…
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. That is right indeed which is right in God's eyes. Asa's times were times of reformation. He remove…
