The counsel of the Lord had been disregarded again and again by the rebellious king, and the Lord had given him up to the folly of his own wisdom. The influences of the Spirit of God would have restrained him from the course of evil which he had chosen, that eventually worked out his ruin. God hates all sin, and when man persistently refuses all the counsel of heaven, he is left to the deceptions of the enemy, to be drawn away of his own lusts, and enticed (The Signs of the Times, September 7, 1888).{2BC 1019.6}

Herrens råd er blevet vanrygtet igen og igen af den oprørske konge, og Herren har opgivet ham til hans egen visdoms tåbelighed. Indflydelsen fra Guds ånd, ville have betvunget ham fra den onde vej som han havde valgt, som i sidste instans ville have udvirket hans ruin. Gud hader al synd, og når mennesket vedholdende afviser alle himlens råd, overlades det til fjendens bedrag, og trækkes bort af dets egne lyster, og forledes (ST 7. sept., 1888).