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  1. Lord of the Flies (Ba\u2019al-zebub)<\/em>. That was the name of the local god of Ekron. There seems to be no connection to the flying insect, but rather could have been a distortion of the original <\/span>Ba\u2019al Zebul <\/span><\/i>(gift, bounty), as intentionally deprecatory.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Positive ID<\/em>. The king\u2019s messengers didn\u2019t know Elijah. As far as they were concerned, the man they met was some guy. But as soon as they describe him as \u201cA hairy man,\u201d they replied, \u201cwith a leather belt tied around his waist\u201d (verse 8), Ahaziah has no doubt of his identity.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Arm-wrestling.<\/em> Elijah and Ahaziah duel over the question of authority. Who is subservient to whom, who shall appear before whom. Elijah does not accept the authority of the king, or the mission of his messengers, who were sent to Baal-zebub, and sends them back where they came from. The delegations of fifty he puts a permanent end to. Just obsequious pleading and a direct order from an angel get him to go to the king. But with a harsh judgement, that is not open to negotiation.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Prophet of fire<\/em>. This is the second time that Elijah brings down fire from the heavens. 5 chapters ago (1 Kings 18), the fire that descended consumed the sacrifice and proved that the LORD is God. Here, the heavenly fire that consumes Ahaziah\u2019s messengers, proves that Elijah is the man of God.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Not by fire<\/em>. Given the consuming fire in this chapter, it\u2019s hard not to be reminded that four chapters ago, Elijah was told to cool it and lower the flames a bit, \u201cfor God was not in the fire\u2026\u201d (1 Kings 19:12).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","image":{"ID":86314,"id":86314,"title":"Points to ponder","filename":"Points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-psalm-84\/points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":86166,"date":"2021-01-09 20:56:58","modified":"2023-12-28 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