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Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn`t listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
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God's Unexpected Messengers
Commentators unanimously note that the text presents Pharaoh Neco's warning as genuinely 'from the mouth of God.' This highlights a key theological point: God is not limited in how He communicates His will. As Albert Barnes notes, God can use anyone, even a pagan king like Neco, to deliver a crucial message, similar to how He used Caiaphas in the New Testament. Josiah's tragedy was failing to recognize God's voice from an unexpected source.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Disguised himself - Compare the marginal reference. But most modern critics are dissatisfied with this meaning here and prefer to render it …
19th Century
Anglican
But disguised himself. —Like Ahab (2 Chronicles 18:29). The Septuagint reads, he strengthened himself
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Nevertheless, Josiah would not turn his face from him Or withdraw his forces, and go back:
but di…
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The Scripture does not condemn Josiah's conduct in opposing Pharaoh. Yet Josiah seems to deserve blame for not inquiring of the Lord after he was w…
