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As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. The king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; yourself have decided it.
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The Boomerang of Judgment
Commentators explain that King Ahab, in judging the disguised prophet, unknowingly pronounces judgment upon himself. By agreeing that the man who let his prisoner escape deserves punishment, Ahab affirms the very principle by which he will be condemned for sparing Ben-hadad. As the king says, "thyself hast decided it," ironically sealing his own fate.
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Reformed Baptist
And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone Employed in one thing or another relative to the battle, hi…
Presbyterian
Sinners have this encouragement to repent and humble themselves before God: Have we not heard that the God of Israel is a merciful God? Have we not…
