💥 Podcast: The prophecy of God comes to pass concerning Jezebel

 

(This podcast was previously published on, December 26, 2021) 

 

I Kings 21:23  And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

II Kings 9:37  And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel. (Jezebel will have no grave.)

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II Kings 9

1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:

2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;

3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

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4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead.

5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. 

And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? 

And he said, To thee, O captain. (To Jehu)

6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of MY servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.

8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah:

10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. 

And he (the young prophet) opened the door, and fled.

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II Kings 9

30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.  (an upstairs window)

31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master?  (She said this against Jehu.)

32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.

33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot.

34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter.

35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.

36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.  (no grave)

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

2 Timothy 2:15  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 

 

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Hebrews 4:15-16 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. 

 

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Proverbs 4:23  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

 

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Matthew 7:11  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask HIM?

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Philippians 4:4 the apostle Paul tells us ... Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  

 

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💥 Acts 17 (Reading through the Bible)

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

² And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

³ Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

⁴ And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

⁵ But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

⁶ And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

⁷ Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus (The Word).

⁸ And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.

⁹ And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the other, they let them go.


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¹⁰ And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

¹¹ These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

¹² Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

¹³ But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.

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¹⁴ And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

¹⁵ And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

¹⁶ Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry.

¹⁷ Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.

¹⁸ Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

¹⁹ And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?  ²⁰ For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

²¹ (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

²² Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.

²³ For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To The Unknown God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, HIM declare I unto you.

²⁴ God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that He is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

²⁵ Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though He needed any thing, seeing He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

²⁶ And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

(God determines the exact times that each of us live on this earth and the exact places we live.)

²⁷ That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after Him, and find Him, though He be not far from every one of us:

²⁸ For in HIM we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also His offspring.

²⁹ Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

³⁰ And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:

³¹ Because  HE hath appointed a day, in the which HE will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom HE hath ordained; whereof HE hath given assurance unto all men, in that HE hath raised Him from the dead.

³² And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.

³³ So Paul departed from among them.

³⁴ Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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💥 Hymn: Amazing Grace

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1.   Amazing grace!
how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

2.  ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

3.  The Lord hath promised good to me,
His WORD my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

4.  When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

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Music for this hymn downloaded at:  hymnal.net

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Scriptures pertaining to this hymn:

v. 2 ... ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear:  By the grace of God, we are taught to fear God and to honor the Word of God. 

Psalm 111:10    The fear of the Lord (The Word) is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do HIS commandments:

When we fear God above all others, we will obey God above our own selves and above all others.  

We honor the Bible, by doing the Word of God, the Holy scriptures.

II Timothy 3:16-17     All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:  That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

v. 2 ... And grace my fears relieved:  By the grace of God we have the solution to our problem brought to our minds by God by His Spirit, and when we hear from God, by HIS Spirit, our fears and doubts and dreads vanish as we believe, and focus on, that Word brought to our minds by HIS Spirit.

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Romans 4:1-6     What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.

For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 

Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.

But to him that worketh not, but believeth on Him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 

Romans 4:13-15    For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.  (Believing what God has said and that which Jesus has done.)

For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

(We can try to follow the law but fail to be saved by our works in trying to follow the law.  Instead we believe in the worthiness of Jesus and HIS blood for our salvation.  We are worthy only through that which Jesus did.)

16  Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

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Revelation 5    And I saw in the right hand of HIM that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.

And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.  

And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof. 

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

And HE came and took the book out of the right hand of HIM that sat upon the throne.

And when HE had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

And they sung a new song, saying, THOU art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for THOU wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by THY blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;  And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;  Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever. 

And the four beasts said, Amen. 

And the four and twenty elders fell down and worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever.

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Hebrews 9:22    without shedding of blood is no remission.

God showed it to me this way:  

"You didn't shed your own blood to pay for your sins.  But Jesus shed HIS blood to pay for your sins."

Therefore when I recall that which I have done in past, and am ashamed, I focus on HIS blood which paid for that sin.

I can't do anything by my own works to pay for my sin, but by faith I believe in the power of Jesus' blood to pay for the wrong I have done and as I believe in Jesus and what HE did, I am freed from those thoughts concerning my past sins.

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💥 Our help is from the Lord

 

Psalm 121:1-2 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

 

As we go through life on this earth, we come across various things in which we need help of some kind. Those of the world often fret and worry, trying to figure out what to do in their own wisdom.  Or they may turn to other people in an effort to know what to do.  

 

But those of us who belong to God do not need to live that way, for our help comes from the Lord.

 

Here are some recent examples of members in our church group encountering problems of some kind and God providing the needed help:

 

Barbara Preston, member of the body of Christ

1. We have a 6 month old puppy who is still not housebroken. It has been discouraging and frustrating so I turned to God recently on how to train him in the quickest way, and HE gave me the idea for my husband and me to take the puppy out more frequently during the day than we had been. 

 

We started doing this and saw an improvement on the first day!

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2. This is kind of embarrassing but, recently I have been having a problem with constipation, mostly because I haven't been feeling well for a couple of months because of a physical problem and have not been active, much at all. Plus my appetite has decreased and I don't eat as much as I used to.
Nothing I tried, in the past, had worked very well.

 

So I asked God what I should do for this problem and I clearly heard ... Drink prune juice. 

 

I did this and it worked! 

 

(I am reminded of Philippians 4:19  But my God shall supply all your need according to HIS riches in glory by Christ Jesus.)

 

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3. A while back I became extremely interested in politics which is full of hatred and lies and it was affecting me in a very ungodly way. I started hating people I didn't agree with and grieved over the things the men of this world were doing. I knew I had to get free from these things or I would be destroyed.

I repented, turned to God and asked HIM to please get me free from all this evil. I was afraid it would take a long time for God to do this because I was in such bad shape.

But I was so surprised at how quickly God freed me and I was able to turn my back on all of these evil things. I could never have done this for myself! 

 

I don't know how God did this so fast, but I am extremely grateful to be free and so thankful to HIM for HIS help and power working in my life, as it did. 

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Pam Padgett, member of the body of Christ

 

Although my driver's license was to expire before long, I had completely forgotten it.  But early one morning this week as I was talking with God about some others things, a very clear thought came from the Holy Spirit reminding me to renew my driver's license. 

 

That morning I set about to take care of this.  For the past few renewals, I was able to submit some information and pay a fee online to have the license renewed, so thought this would be a simple matter, taking only a few minutes. But when I tried to do that this time, I received a message that my picture was too old and I would need to go renew my license in person. Further, I saw that the office where I needed to go would be closed the following day. 

 

The day I was reminded to do this enabled me to go get this taken care of with no problem or delay, just days before the license expired. 

 

God helped me when I had no idea help was needed, and the timing was perfect.

 

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Sandra Chupik, member of the body of Christ

For the past couple of months the mouse to my computer was acting up. It was difficult to highlight things and after I did finally highlight something, the highlighting would go away when I lifted my finger. It was also difficult to drag an email from my junk folder to my inbox--it would take several tries before it moved. I changed the batteries and cleaned the bottom of the mouse, but those things didn't help. There was a lot of information on the internet, but I didn't understand most of it.

I asked God to get me to the right information on the internet. Soon after praying this, I had the idea to do a search on "have to press down hard for mouse to work" (until the Holy Spirit told me this I had not even realized that I had been pressing down harder and harder).  The answer was that the optical part is probably worn out which means you need to buy a new mouse. 

 

I did buy a new one and it moves smoothly and easily and has cleared up all the problems I was having.  

 

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Cathy Varner, member of the body of Christ

 

A few days ago I was driving down the road on my way to my son’s house and I began to hear a slight thumping sound. It didn’t concern me a lot, for sometimes my car will pick up a branch underneath and that will make a noise. The car didn’t seem to be lopsided, seemed to be driving ok, and the thumping wasn’t very loud. But I was wondering what was causing that and thought I’d check it out when I got gas soon.  I think I was praying for help.

I made it to the gas station, filled the tank, and was about to pull out of there, when I remembered about checking the noise. I pulled over and there was an air machine right there. I was horrified to see that the right rear tire was extremely low, almost totally flat. 

 

 I don’t know if I’ve ever used an air machine so I went inside and asked one of the clerks about it. I went back out, put money into the machine, but before I could even begin to hook it up to the tire, that clerk came out and did it for me. He kept trying, but the tire wasn’t getting any fuller. I kept praying for help.

When he took off the old tire, there was a huge gash. It couldn’t be patched, I would need a new one. He was able to get the spare on. I had been concerned that maybe he wouldn’t because it was taking so long to jack the car up. (Later my son told me that those do take a long time). 

 

This man was so kind. He even refused to take some money I offered. I was able to get to a place and buy a tire, which my husband put on the next morning.

I have been so thankful that I was where I was when this happened. And that God had reminded me to check the car before I pulled out of the gas station. I had completely forgotten about it! I could have been way out in the country somewhere. I was right there near a gas station, and God provided a person to give me the help I needed. 

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Beth Martin, member of the body of Christ

 

Last week my husband, David, had a thought that he was not going to wake up the next day. He did not tell me about it right away because he did not want to worry me. 

 

He began to talk to me about bank accounts, where important papers were, codes to open the safe .....When I asked him why he was doing this he told me about the thought. The second night he said , "Remember to call Bob about the taxes". 

 

I became very afraid. I prayed for God to keep my husband alive and to remove my fear. 

 

I was impressed with the thought, "no weapon formed against you shall prosper."  

 

I did check to make sure he was breathing that night. The fear did leave me.

 

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of ME, saith the Lord. 

 

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💥 Podcast: Ahab is killed in war

 

(This podcast was previously published on, December 25, 2021) 

 

I Kings 22

29 So the king of Israel (Ahab) and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

(Jehoshaphat wore his royal robes into battle.)

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31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel (Ahab).

32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel (for HE was dressed in his kingly robes). And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

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34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he (Ahab) said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.

(This brings about a prophecy of God spoken against Ahab by Elijah:  I Kings 21:19)

36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.

37 So the king (Ahab) died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which HE spake.

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This fulfilled a prophecy of God spoken against Ahab by Elijah:

I Kings 21

17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.

19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? 

And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

(They brought Ahab's body to Samaria, and his chariot where Ahab had bled in battle, and they washed the blood from Ahab's chariot and the dogs licked Ahab's blood in the place where Ahab and Jezebel stole Naboth's vineyard and had Naboth killed.)

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Proverbs 21:23  Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. 

 

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Matthew 16:24-26  Then said Jesus unto HIS disciples, If any man will come after ME, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow ME.

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for MY sake shall find it.

26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? 

 

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James 3:13  Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation (manner of life) his works with meekness of wisdom.

 

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James 1:27  Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

 

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Philippians 4:13  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 

 

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💥 Acts 16 (Reading through the Bible)

 

Then came he (Paul) to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:   

² Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium.

³ Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

⁴ And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

(They presented and established the doctrines of Christ which were to be followed in the NT church.)

⁵ And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

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⁶ Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

⁷ After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

⁸ And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

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⁹ And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

¹⁰ And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

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¹¹ Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

¹² And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days.

¹³ And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.

¹⁴ And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

¹⁵ And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us.

 

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¹⁶ And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

¹⁷ The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

(What she said was true but it was by the wrong spirit and it grieved Paul.)

¹⁸ And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

¹⁹ And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul (apostle/teacher) and Silas (prophet), and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers, ²⁰ And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, ²¹ And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

²² And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their (Paul & Silas') clothes, and commanded to beat them.

²³ And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

²⁴ Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

²⁵ And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

²⁶ And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

²⁷ And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.

²⁸ But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

²⁹ Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

³⁰ And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

³¹ And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ (The Word), and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

³² And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.

³³ And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway.

³⁴ And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house.

 

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³⁵ And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

³⁶ And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.

³⁷ But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

³⁸ And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

³⁹ And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

⁴⁰ And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

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💥 Podcast: God plans the killing of Ahab the evil king of Israel

(This podcast was previously published on, December 24, 2021) 

 

I Kings 22

1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel (to Ahab).

3 And the king of Israel (Ahab) said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? 

And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? 

And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

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7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of HIM?

8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. 

And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.

10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

(But these were not the prophets of God.)

11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.

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13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

(He is saying to the prophet:  Don't speak the Word of the Lord but speak good words to the king.)

14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.

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15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? 

And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?

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Then Micaiah the prophet of God speaks to Ahab:

17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

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The prophet Micaiah says:

I Kings 22

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: 

I saw the LORD sitting on HIS throne, and all the host of heaven standing by HIM on HIS right hand and on HIS left.

20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? 

And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.

21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? 

And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. 

And HE (God) said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.

23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

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24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.

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29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.  

(To war against the king of Syria)

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💥 Scriptures shared by members of the body of Christ:

 

Psalms 12:6  The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 

 

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Psalm 86:4-5  Rejoice the soul of THY servant: for unto THEE, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

5 For THOU, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon THEE.

 

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Psalm 119:130  The entrance of THY Words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

 

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Psalm 20:7  Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. (The Word)

 

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2 Corinthians 6:14-18  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be MY people. 

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean; and I will receive you, 

18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

 

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2 Corinthians 13:5  Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

 

 

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💥 Acts 15 (Reading through the BIble)

 

 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

² When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

(This is one of the main things the apostles do in the church ... set church doctrine ... establish church doctrine for the New Testament church.  )

³ And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

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⁴ And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

⁵ But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

⁶ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

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⁷ And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

⁸ And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them (the Gentiles) witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as He did unto us;

⁹ And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

¹⁰ Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹¹ But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

¹² Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

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¹³ And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

¹⁴ Simeon (Peter) hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His name.

¹⁵ And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written, ¹⁶ After this I (The Word) will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I (The Word) will build again the ruins thereof, and I (The Word) will set it up:  ¹⁷ That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom My name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

¹⁸ Known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world.

(The apostle James then presents the ruling that will govern the doctrine in this matter for the NT church.)

¹⁹ Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

(The apostle James had the decision which would set the doctrine in the New Testament church for them to follow concerning circumcising the Gentiles ... the decision was not to circumcise the believing Gentiles.)

²⁰ But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

²¹ For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

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²² Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

²³ And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

²⁴ Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, "Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law:"  to whom we gave no such commandment:

²⁵ It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, ²⁶ Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ (The Word).

²⁷ We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

²⁸ For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; ²⁹ That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

³⁰ So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

³¹ Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

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³² And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

³³ And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

³⁴ Notwithstanding it pleased Silas (a prophet to the NT church) to abide there still.

³⁵ Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

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³⁶ And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.

³⁷ And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

³⁸ But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

³⁹ And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;  ⁴⁰ And Paul chose Silas (a prophet), and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

⁴¹ And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

(Confirming the churches in the doctrine of Christ, THE Word of God.)

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Comments by Joan Boney:

By prophecy, God told me:  I have ordained you and called you as an apostle.

I was very shocked.  I had no idea what this meant.  I asked Bible teacher at our church what the apostles do in NT church.  He didn't know.  

Then I asked God about apostles and what they do today in the church today.

God took me to this section of scripture, Acts 15, to show me how HE anoints apostles concerning the doctrine of Christ for the NT church and gives rulings concerning doctrine to the NT apostles for the church.

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 NT apostles consider the issues, consider the Bible, are guided by the Holy Spirit to the ruling on the doctrines.  And when fully persuaded, state the doctrine to the congregation.

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For example:  Can women remarry after divorce?

(What do the scriptures say?)

* Matthew 5:32    But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

(If the divorced woman remarries she will commit adultery.)

* I Corinthians 7:10-11   And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:  But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

(If wife does leave husband, she must remain unmarried or return to husband.)

*  Romans 7:2-3   For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.  So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

*  Matthew 16:11-12   And HE (Jesus) saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

* Mark 10:6-9   Jesus says:  from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 

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The churches today explain away these scriptures to permit women to divorce and remarry.

The explaining away of scripture allows antichrist (the opposite to Christ, the Word) to come inside the church and to rule, eliminating the real doctrine of Christ which is stated in the Holy Bible.

What do these scriptures say to the woman? 

- if your husband divorces you and you remarry, you commit adultery.

- do not leave your husband:  but if you do leave your husband you must remain unmarried or return to your husband.

- if you divorce your husband and marry another man, you commit adultery

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NT apostles will redirect individuals to what the scriptures tell us by the Holy Spirit to restore our thinking to ways set by God HIMSELF.

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💥 Podcast: Great evils of Jezebel. Pronouncement of God brought against Ahab and Jezebel

 

 

(This podcast was previously published on, December 23, 2021) 

 

II Corinthians 5

9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of HIM.

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men;

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I Corinthians 10

11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

We will be "rewarded" for that which we do on this earth, whether it be good or evil.

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I Kings 21

1 And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.

3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.

5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.

8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

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They killed Naboth and after he was dead Ahab, king of Israel, went to take possession of Naboth's vineyard.

I Kings 21

17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.

19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? 

And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

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20 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?

And he (Elijah) answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,

22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked ME to anger, and made Israel to sin.

23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.

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I Kings 21

26 And he (Ahab) did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before ME? because he humbleth himself before ME, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

 

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