Naboth's Vineyard part 2

1 Kings 21: 8-16

 

July 30, 2021

 

Naboth's Vineyard

So, she wrote letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and the leaders who lived with Naboth in his city.   And she wrote in the letters, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.   And set two worthless men opposite him, and let them bring a charge against him, saying, ‘You have cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”   And the men of his city, the elders and the leaders who lived in his city, did as Jezebel had sent word to them. As it was written in the letters that she had sent to them, they proclaimed a fast and set Naboth at the head of the people.   And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So, they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.   Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, “Naboth has been stoned; he is dead.”

As soon as Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, Jezebel said to Ahab, “Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money, for Naboth is not alive, but dead.”  And as soon as Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, Ahab arose to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

Using the line of the great Paul Harvey, now the rest of the story.  Lie and deceit sounds a lot like the time we live in, and the speaker of the House is a ringer for Jezebel.  When a person wants their way at any cost, and that person is in leadership, you have a very dangerous person.

We find such a person in Jezebel, she had no problem with having a man killed, if that man was in the way of something she wanted.  And she had a husband who also was evil, but he was not in her league.  She also cons others into doing her killing, by lies and deception, but God was not blind to her actions, nor is He blind to what is happening in Washington D.C. today. 

But this I know a Jezebel may take your life, and your vineyard, but God has set a day she will face His judgment.  When you encounter a Jezebel as a follower of Christ, what is your weapon, is it not a prayer for that evil person and asking the Father to allow her or him to come to the end of themselves, and seek His forgiveness?

No weapons on earth can equal prayer, so make sure you are not leaning on your understanding but on the Father for His will, and your prayer can change history.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice