At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
Luke 15:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he went to work for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So he went and forced (glued) himself upon one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed hogs. American Standard Version (1901) And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. Common English Bible He hired himself out to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. Catholic Public Domain Version And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he went and cleaved to one of the citizens of that country. And he sent him into his farm to feed swine. |
At the time of his distress, King Ahaz himself became more unfaithful to the Lord.
So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may worship me.
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep on rebelling? The whole head is hurt, and the whole heart is sick.
Because of his sinful greed I was angry, so I struck him; I was angry and hid; but he went on turning back to the desires of his heart.
Lord, don’t your eyes look for faithfulness? You have struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They made their faces harder than rock, and they refused to return.
You must also bear your disgrace, since you have helped your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you because of your sins, which you committed more detestably than they did. So you also, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.
so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace. This is the declaration of the Lord God.” ’
I will throw filth on you and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.
‘So I in turn have made you despised and humiliated before all the people because you are not keeping my ways but are showing partiality in your instruction.’
Don’t give what is holy to dogs or toss your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, turn, and tear you to pieces.
Not many days later, the younger son gathered together all he had and travelled to a distant country, where he squandered his estate in foolish living.
After he had spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he had nothing.
He longed to eat his fill from the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one would give him anything.
But now, since you have been set free from sin and have become enslaved to God, you have your fruit, which results in sanctification #– #and the outcome is eternal life!
For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, enslaved by various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.