Because Josiah died in battle, who will charge God with denying His word that Josiah should go to his grave in peace? The Lord did not give orders for Josiah to make war on the king of Egypt. When the Lord gave the king of Egypt orders that the time had come to serve Him by warfare, and the ambassadors told Josiah not to make war on Necho, no doubt Josiah congratulated himself that no word from the Lord had come directly to him. To turn back with his army would have been humiliating, so he went on. And because of this, he was killed in battle, a battle that he should not have had anything to do with. The man who had been so greatly honored by the Lord, did not honor the word of God. The Lord had spoken in his favor, predicted good things for him; and Josiah became self-confident, and failed to heed the warning. He went against the word of God, choosing to follow his own way, and God could not shield him from the consequences of his act.{2BC 1039.7} | |
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Fordi Josia døde ved et slag, hvem vil anklage Gud ved at fornægte Hans ord, så Josia går i graven i fred? Herren gav ikke Josia ordrer til at føre krig mod Ægyptens konge. Da Herren gav Ægyptens konge ordre at tidspunktet var kommet til at tjene Ham i krigsførelse, og ambassadørerne fortalte Josia at ikke føre krig mod Neko, lykønskede Josia sig uden tvivl sig med at intet ord var kommet fra Herren var kommet direkte til ham. At vende tilbage med sin hær ville have været en ydmygelse, så han fortsatte. Og på grund af dette, blev han dræbt i slaget, et slag som han ikke har noget at gøre med. Det menneske som var blevet æret så meget af herren, ærede ikke Guds ord. Herren havde talt til hans fordel, foreskrevet gode ting til ham, og Josia blev selvsikker, og gav ikke agt på advarslen. Han gik imod Guds ord, valgte at følge sin egen vej, og Gud kunne ikke beskytte ham fra konsekvenserne af hans handling. |