7As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water.
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For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off.
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-8)Observe, I. What the sins are which are here laid to Israel’s charge, the national sins which bring down national judgment. The prophet deals plainly with them; for what good would it do them to be flattered? 1. They were not fruitful in the fruits of righteousness to the glory of God. Here all their other wickedness began (Hos. 10:1): Israel is an empty vine . The church of God is fitly compared…
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