Ahijah Ahi'jah Arrives Behold Feign Herself Ill Inquire Jeroboam Jerobo'am Jeroboam's Making News Pass Pretend Pretended Seek Seem Sick Someone Speak Strange Thus Wife
14:5 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he [is] sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself [to be] {c} another [woman].
(c) Than the wife of Jeroboam.
14:1-6 At that time, when Jeroboam did evil, his child sickened. When sickness comes into our families, we should inquire whether there may not be some particular sin harboured in our houses, which the affliction is sent to convince us of, and reclaim us from. It had been more pious if he had desired to know wherefore God contended with him; had begged the prophet's prayers, and cast away his idols from him; but most people would rather be told their fortune, than their faults or their duty. He sent to Ahijah, because he had told him he should be king. Those who by sin disqualify themselves for comfort, yet expect that their ministers, because they are good men, should speak peace and comfort to them, greatly wrong themselves and their ministers. He sent his wife in disguise, that the prophet might only answer her question concerning her son. Thus some people would limit their ministers to smooth things, and care not for having the whole counsel of God declared to them, lest it should prophesy no good concerning them, but evil. But she shall know, at the first word, what she has to trust to. Tidings of a portion with hypocrites will be heavy tidings. God will judge men according to what they are, not by what they seem to be.
Ahijah Ahi'jah Arrives Feign Herself Ill Inquire Jeroboam Jerobo'am Jeroboam's Pretend Pretended Sick Someone Wife
Ahijah Ahi'jah Arrives Feign Herself Ill Inquire Jeroboam Jerobo'am Jeroboam's Pretend Pretended Sick Someone Wife
