“Lions!”

December 22, 2020

“Lions!”

Blessings folk!

What happens if one does not “fear the Lord”?

Here is an interesting account.

Assyria had conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel.
As was the pattern of the day, the Assyrians then resettled other conquered peoples into the newly conquered land.

Note what happens…

2 Ki 17:24-26

The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and settled them in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. So they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.

At the beginning of their living there, they did not fear the LORD;
therefore the LORD sent lions among them which killed some of them.

So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying,
“The nations whom you have carried away into exile in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the god of the land; so he has sent lions among them, and behold, they kill them because they do not know the custom of the god of the land.”

At the beginning…they did not fear the Lord.
Therefore, the Lord sent lions among them…lions which killed some of them.

How did they know?
How did they put together that the lions were related to “a god”?

They had understandings of “gods” that we have not.
Understandings that we reject.

They readily accepted that the “god of the land” was displeased.
They readily accepted that they did not know the customs required.

We will see what they did.

For now, fear the Lord.
Fear not man.

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