The second theme of the books of the Kings is that Yahweh
controls history.
The Lord, and neither
an idol god, nor king, nor prophet, controls history
(1 Kings 11:14, 23; 14:1-18; 22:1-38; 2 Kings
5:1-18, 10:32-33; 18:17-19:37).
This is
perhaps illustrated most clearing in the way in which prophets function within
1-2 Kings, describing the future before God brings it about (1 Kings 11:29-39,
13:1-32; 16:1-4; 20:13-34; 2 Kings 19:6-7, 20-34).
Nothing can hinder the fulfillment of this
prophetic word, although God himself, in his freedom, can override its
fulfillment for his own purposes (1 Kings 21:17-29; 2 Kings 3:15-27, where the
ending to the story is somewhat unexpected).
This should be an encouragement on two fronts:
1) When people rule over us, and do things
that we would never do, or demand things from us that we don’t think are right
or fair, we can know that God has planned this “history” we are living in, and
we shouldn't fear, or wonder what might happen
2) Anger and frustration should begin to cease as we trust Yahweh for his
control and plan of history. When I know
that my God plans all things, I know that He is doing something. It may be “good” or “bad” for me from my
perspective, but since He is the one doing it, I only have faith and trust in
Him- no need for anger or doubt.
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