DAD'S RAMBLINGS – Listening To The Majority
I Kings 22:37-38
"So the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria. Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, while the harlots bathed, according to the word of LORD which He has spoken [through Elijah]."
This chapter is the story of Ahab's death – an ignominious death because he would not listen to the prophet of the Lord. (It is interesting that he is referred to as "the king of Israel" throughout the chapter, instead of "King Ahab"). Although he had humbled himself before the Lord three years earlier, it was a superficial repentance, and he still did not revere the word of the Lord. When faced with a decision about going to war with Syria, he called 400 prophets who told him what he wanted to hear. There was one prophet, Micaiah, but Ahab hated him "because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil" (vs. 8). So Ahab spurned the true word of the Lord and followed the word of the false prophets. As a result, he died in battle, and Elijah's prophecy came true – the dogs licked his blood in Samaria, Naboth's home town (I Kings 21:19). Even though "in the multitude of counselors there is safety" (Proverbs 11:14), the majority is not always right. The natural tendency is to like people who agree with me. But I need to be careful to not accept the word of the majority just because they support my opinions.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The consensus of the majority is not always right; sometimes the lone voice of dissent is the truth.
Have a "listening" day. Love you.
I Kings 22:37-38
"So the king died, and was brought to Samaria. And they buried the king in Samaria. Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood, while the harlots bathed, according to the word of LORD which He has spoken [through Elijah]."
This chapter is the story of Ahab's death – an ignominious death because he would not listen to the prophet of the Lord. (It is interesting that he is referred to as "the king of Israel" throughout the chapter, instead of "King Ahab"). Although he had humbled himself before the Lord three years earlier, it was a superficial repentance, and he still did not revere the word of the Lord. When faced with a decision about going to war with Syria, he called 400 prophets who told him what he wanted to hear. There was one prophet, Micaiah, but Ahab hated him "because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil" (vs. 8). So Ahab spurned the true word of the Lord and followed the word of the false prophets. As a result, he died in battle, and Elijah's prophecy came true – the dogs licked his blood in Samaria, Naboth's home town (I Kings 21:19). Even though "in the multitude of counselors there is safety" (Proverbs 11:14), the majority is not always right. The natural tendency is to like people who agree with me. But I need to be careful to not accept the word of the majority just because they support my opinions.
TODAY'S THOUGHT: The consensus of the majority is not always right; sometimes the lone voice of dissent is the truth.
Have a "listening" day. Love you.
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