528. Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria ⏤1 Kings 20:1-12

528.


Continuation of the Call of Elisha (1 Kings 19:19-21)

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Today's Passage: 1 Kings 20:1-12

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23rd Strategy.
God uses characters and jobs to prepare our hearts for truth.

• Ask God to open your heart.
• Thank God for writing this story to teach you.
• Ask him to help you hear what He wants you to learn.
• Think about the story line (plot).
• Are there details being explained? Names being used?
• Take a moment to think about the activity in the story.
• Why is God revealing these details? Are they helpful?
• Thank God for questions to ask yourself.
• Thank God for answers when they come.
  

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1. About that time King Ben-hadad of Aram mobilized his army, supported by the chariots and horses of thirty-two allied kings. They went to besiege Samaria, the capital of Israel, and launched attacks against.
2. Ben-hadad sent messengers into the city to relay this message to King Ahab of Israel: "This is what Ben-hadad says:
3. 'Your silver and gold are mine, and so are your wives and the best of your children!' "

4. "All right, my lord and king," Israel's king replied. "All that I have is yours!"

5. Soon Ben-hedad's messengers returned again and said, "This is what Ben-hadad says: 'I have already demanded that you give me your silver, gold, wives, and children.
6. But about this time tomorrow I will send my officials to search your palace and the homes of your people. They will take away everything you consider valuable!"

7. Then Ahab summoned all the elders of the land and said to him, "Look how this man is stirring up trouble! I already agreed with his demand that I give him my wives and children and silver and gold."

8. "Don't give in to any more demands," all the elders and the people advised.

9. So Ahab told the messengers from Ben-hadad, "Say this to my lord the king: 'I will give you everything you asked for the first time, but I cannot accept this last demand of yours.' " So the messengers returned to Ben-hadad with that response.

10. Then Ben-hadad sent this message to Ahab: "May the gods strike me and even kill me if there remains enough dust from Samaria to provide even a handful for each of my soldiers."

11. The king of Israel sent back this answer: "A warrior putting on his sword for battle should not boast like a warrior who has already won."

12. Ahab's reply reached Ben-hadad and the other kings as they were drinking in their tents. "Prepare to attack!" Ben-hadad commanded his officers. So they prepared to attack the city.
1 Kings 20:1-12 NLT

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