And others will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them--because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.'" And others will answer,This phrase suggests a future scenario where people will inquire about the cause of Israel's downfall. It implies a communal understanding and acknowledgment of the reasons behind the nation's suffering. This anticipates a time of reflection and explanation, often seen in the aftermath of judgment. ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God
Forsaking the LORD indicates a deliberate turning away from the covenant relationship established between God and Israel. This echoes the warnings given in Deuteronomy 28:20 and Joshua 24:20, where forsaking God leads to dire consequences. The covenant was central to Israel's identity, and abandoning it was tantamount to rejecting their chosen status. who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt,
This phrase recalls the Exodus, a foundational event in Israel's history, symbolizing God's deliverance and faithfulness. It serves as a reminder of God's past acts of salvation and the basis for Israel's obligation to remain faithful. The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout the Old Testament as a demonstration of God's power and love (Exodus 20:2). and have embraced other gods,
Embracing other gods signifies idolatry, a recurring sin in Israel's history. This act of spiritual adultery is condemned throughout the scriptures (Exodus 20:3-5). It reflects a breach of the first commandment and a turning to the practices of surrounding nations, which were often associated with moral and spiritual corruption. worshiping and serving them—
Worship and service to other gods indicate a complete devotion and submission, which should have been reserved for the LORD alone. This behavior is seen as a betrayal of the exclusive worship demanded by God (Deuteronomy 6:13-14). It highlights the seriousness of idolatry as not just a cultural practice but a spiritual allegiance. because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
The disaster refers to the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness, often manifested as military defeat, exile, or other forms of judgment. This is consistent with the covenant curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28:15-68. Theologically, it underscores the principle of divine retribution and the seriousness of covenantal disobedience. This also foreshadows the eventual exile of Israel and Judah, serving as a historical and prophetic warning. Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant God of Israel, who delivered the Israelites from Egypt and established them in the Promised Land. 2. The IsraelitesThe chosen people of God, who are warned about the consequences of forsaking their covenant with Yahweh. 3. EgyptThe land from which God delivered the Israelites, symbolizing bondage and oppression. 4. Other godsThe false deities that the Israelites are warned against worshiping, representing idolatry and spiritual adultery. 5. DisasterThe consequences or judgment that comes upon the Israelites for their unfaithfulness to God. Teaching Points Faithfulness to GodThe importance of remaining faithful to God and His commandments. Forsaking God leads to spiritual and often physical consequences. The Danger of IdolatryIdolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can include anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must guard our hearts against modern forms of idolatry. Covenant RelationshipUnderstanding our relationship with God as a covenant, which requires commitment and obedience. Reflect on the seriousness of our promises to God. Consequences of DisobedienceRecognize that disobedience to God brings about natural and spiritual consequences. This is a call to repentance and realignment with God's will. God's Deliverance and FaithfulnessRemembering God's past deliverance and faithfulness encourages us to trust and obey Him in the present. Bible Study Questions 1. What are some modern "gods" or idols that can lead us away from our relationship with God, and how can we guard against them? 2. How does the history of Israel's deliverance from Egypt serve as a reminder of God's faithfulness in our own lives? 3. In what ways can we ensure that we are living in obedience to God's commandments today? 4. How do the blessings and curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28 relate to the consequences described in 1 Kings 9:9? 5. Reflect on a time when you experienced the consequences of turning away from God. How did you find your way back to Him, and what did you learn from the experience? Connections to Other Scriptures Exodus 20The Ten Commandments, where God commands the Israelites to have no other gods before Him, establishing the foundation for their covenant relationship. Deuteronomy 28The blessings and curses associated with obedience and disobedience to God's law, providing a backdrop for understanding the consequences mentioned in 1 Kings 9:9. Jeremiah 2A prophetic rebuke of Israel for forsaking God and turning to idols, echoing the themes of 1 Kings 9:9. 2 Chronicles 7A parallel account of God's warning to Solomon and the Israelites about the consequences of turning away from Him. Romans 1Paul's discussion on the consequences of idolatry and turning away from God, showing the universal principle of divine justice. People Amorites, Canaanites, David, Geber, Gibeon, Hiram, Hittites, Hivite, Hivites, Israelites, Jebusites, Ophir, Perizzites, Pharaoh, Solomon, TamarPlaces Baalath, Beth-horon, Brook of Egypt, Cabul, Edom, Egypt, Eloth, Ezion-geber, Galilee, Gezer, Gibeon, Hazor, Jerusalem, Lebanon, Megiddo, Millo, Ophir, Red Sea, Tamar, TyreTopics Adopted, Adversity, Attached, Bow, Disaster, Egypt, Embraced, Evil, Fathers, Forsaken, Forsook, Forth, Gods, Hold, Laid, Lay, Servants, Serve, Served, Serving, Themselves, Worship, Worshiped, Worshiping, WorshippedDictionary of Bible Themes 1 Kings 9:9 5126 arm
5770 abandonment 1 Kings 9:4-9 1351 covenant, with David
8404 commands, in OT 1 Kings 9:6-9 5243 byword
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'And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do. 2. That the Lord appeared to Solomon the second time, as He had appeared unto him at Gibeon. 3. And the Lord said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before Me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put My name there for ever; and Mine eyes and Mine heart shall be there perpetually, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureGadara
There was a double Gadara. One at the shore of the Mediterranean sea: that was first called Gezer, 1 Kings 9:15. In Josephus, "Simon destroyed the city Gazara, and Joppe, and Jamnia."--And in the Book of the Maccabees, "And he fortified Joppe, which is on the sea, and Gazara, which is on the borders of Azotus." At length, according to the idiom of the Syrian dialect, Zain passed into Daleth; and instead of Gazara, it was called Gadara. Hence Strabo, after the mention of Jamnia, saith, "and there …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Whether Solicitude Belongs to Prudence?
Objection 1: It would seem that solicitude does not belong to prudence. For solicitude implies disquiet, wherefore Isidore says (Etym. x) that "a solicitous man is a restless man." Now motion belongs chiefly to the appetitive power: wherefore solicitude does also. But prudence is not in the appetitive power, but in the reason, as stated above [2746](A[1]). Therefore solicitude does not belong to prudence. Objection 2: Further, the certainty of truth seems opposed to solicitude, wherefore it is related …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether Prophecy Pertains to Knowledge?
Objection 1: It would seem that prophecy does not pertain to knowledge. For it is written (Ecclus. 48:14) that after death the body of Eliseus prophesied, and further on (Ecclus. 49:18) it is said of Joseph that "his bones were visited, and after death they prophesied." Now no knowledge remains in the body or in the bones after death. Therefore prophecy does not pertain to knowledge. Objection 2: Further, it is written (1 Cor. 14:3): "He that prophesieth, speaketh to men unto edification." Now speech …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Whether it is Lawful to Give and Receive Money for Spiritual Actions?
Objection 1: It seems that it is lawful to give and receive money for spiritual actions. The use of prophecy is a spiritual action. But something used to be given of old for the use of prophecy, as appears from 1 Kings 9:7,8, and 3 Kings 14:3. Therefore it would seem that it is lawful to give and receive money for a spiritual action. Objection 2: Further, prayer, preaching, divine praise, are most spiritual actions. Now money is given to holy persons in order to obtain the assistance of their prayers, …
Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica The Seven Seas According to the Talmudists, and the Four Rivers Compassing the Land.
"Seven seas (say they) and four rivers compass the land of Israel. I. The Great Sea, or the Mediterranean. II. The sea of Tiberias. III. The sea of Sodom. IV. The lake of Samocho... The three first named among the seven are sufficiently known, and there is no doubt of the fourth:--only the three names of it are not to be passed by. IV. 1. The Sibbichaean. The word seems to be derived from a bush. 2. ... 3. ... V. Perhaps the sandy sea. Which fits very well to the lake of Sirbon, joining the commentary …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica How to Split a Kingdom
And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 2. And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt); 3. That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 4. Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Greater Prophets.
1. We have already seen (Chap. 15, Nos. 11 and 12) that from Moses to Samuel the appearances of prophets were infrequent; that with Samuel and the prophetical school established by him there began a new era, in which the prophets were recognized as a distinct order of men in the Theocracy; and that the age of written prophecy did not begin till about the reign of Uzziah, some three centuries after Samuel. The Jewish division of the latter prophets--prophets in the more restricted sense of the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible Beginning at Jerusalem
The whole verse runs thus: "And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." The words were spoken by Christ, after he rose from the dead, and they are here rehearsed after an historical manner, but do contain in them a formal commission, with a special clause therein. The commission is, as you see, for the preaching of the gospel, and is very distinctly inserted in the holy record by Matthew and Mark. "Go teach all nations," …
John Bunyan—Jerusalem Sinner Saved The Coast of the Asphaltites, the Essenes. En-Gedi.
"On the western shore" (of the Asphaltites) "dwell the Essenes; whom persons, guilty of any crimes, fly from on every side. A nation it is that lives alone, and of all other nations in the whole world, most to be admired; they are without any woman; all lust banished, &c. Below these, was the town Engadda, the next to Jerusalem for fruitfulness, and groves of palm-trees, now another burying-place. From thence stands Massada, a castle in a rock, and this castle not far from the Asphaltites." Solinus, …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica In Galilee at the Time of Our Lord
"If any one wishes to be rich, let him go north; if he wants to be wise, let him come south." Such was the saying, by which Rabbinical pride distinguished between the material wealth of Galilee and the supremacy in traditional lore claimed for the academies of Judaea proper. Alas, it was not long before Judaea lost even this doubtful distinction, and its colleges wandered northwards, ending at last by the Lake of Gennesaret, and in that very city of Tiberias which at one time had been reputed unclean! …
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life The Jerusalem Sinner Saved;
OR, GOOD NEWS FOR THE VILEST OF MEN; BEING A HELP FOR DESPAIRING SOULS, SHOWING THAT JESUS CHRIST WOULD HAVE MERCY IN THE FIRST PLACE OFFERED TO THE BIGGEST SINNERS. THE THIRD EDITION, IN WHICH IS ADDED, AN ANSWER TO THOSE GRAND OBJECTIONS THAT LIE IN THE WAY OF THE THEM THAT WOULD BELIEVE: FOR THE COMFORT OF THEM THAT FEAR THEY HAVE SINNED AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST. BY JOHN BUNYAN, OF BEDFORD. London: Printed for Elizabeth Smith, at the Hand and Bible, on London Bridge, 1691. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Commerce
The remarkable change which we have noticed in the views of Jewish authorities, from contempt to almost affectation of manual labour, could certainly not have been arbitrary. But as we fail to discover here any religious motive, we can only account for it on the score of altered political and social circumstances. So long as the people were, at least nominally, independent, and in possession of their own land, constant engagement in a trade would probably mark an inferior social stage, and imply …
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life A Holy Life the Beauty of Christianity: Or, an Exhortation to Christians to be Holy. By John Bunyan.
Holiness becometh thine house, O Lord, for ever.'--[Psalm 93:5] London, by B. W., for Benj. Alsop, at the Angel and Bible, in the Poultrey. 1684. THE EDITOR'S ADVERTISEMENT. This is the most searching treatise that has ever fallen under our notice. It is an invaluable guide to those sincere Christians, who, under a sense of the infinite importance of the salvation of an immortal soul, and of the deceitfulness of their hearts, sigh and cry, "O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Kings
The book[1] of Kings is strikingly unlike any modern historical narrative. Its comparative brevity, its curious perspective, and-with some brilliant exceptions--its relative monotony, are obvious to the most cursory perusal, and to understand these things is, in large measure, to understand the book. It covers a period of no less than four centuries. Beginning with the death of David and the accession of Solomon (1 Kings i., ii.) it traverses his reign with considerable fulness (1 Kings iii.-xi.), …
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