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Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.
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Seeking Grass, Not God
Matthew Henry highlights a profound spiritual blindness in Ahab. The king was desperate to find grass and save his animals, focusing entirely on the physical problem. However, he made no effort to seek God's favor or repent, which was the root cause of the drought. This serves as a warning against addressing the symptoms of our problems while ignoring the spiritual source.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To all fountains of water and to all brooks - Rather, “to all springs of water and to all torrent-courses.” The former are the perennial str…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Ahab said to Obadiah, go into the land, to all fountains of water, and to all brooks
The severest judgments, by themselves, will not humble or change the hearts of sinners; nothing, except the blood of Jesus Christ, can atone for th…
