Wednesday, April 12, 2023

NON-BELIEVING PRETENDERS WILL BE PUNISHED

PROCLAMATION

“And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten … And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.”  1 Samuel 4:10-11

 

EXPLANATION

These words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by the prophet Samuel.  The Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines and were defeated. (1 Samuel 4:1-2)  The elders of Israel asked why The Lord allowed them to be defeated, and then they sent for the ark of covenant so that The Lord could go with them into battle. (1 Samuel 4:3)  When the people brought the ark of the covenant to them, the sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, came with the ark. (1 Samuel 4:4)  Eli’s sons did not know The Lord although they ministered in the temple. (1 Samuel 2:12-17)  Again Israel fought against the Philistines, and again they were defeated.  This time the ark was captured and both of Eli’s sons were killed. (1 Samuel 4:10-11)  Eli the priest fell over backwards, broke his neck and died when he heard that his sons had died and that the ark had been captured. (1 Samuel 4:15-18)  Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was near the end of her pregnancy and she went into labor when she heard that her husband and father-in-law were both dead.  She died during childbirth but delivered a son whom she named Ichabod saying, “The glory of The Lord is departed from Israel, for the ark of God is taken.” (1 Samuel 4:19-21)

 

APPLICATION

Everybody carrying a Bible is not a man of God.  For whatever reason, some men pretend to be men, prophet, or priest of God and they mislead God’s people. (Matthew 24:11 and 2 Peter 2:1)  That is why we a taught to compare everything that we hear to The Word of God before we accept it as truth. (1 John 4:1)  That is also why we should read and study The Word of God so that we can rightly divide the word of truth.  The Lord God will deal with those who pretend to be His servants. (Revelation 20:10)

 

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