What a bizarre story and battle! To save his own hide. Ahab told his counterpart to wear his royal clothes into battle while he would wear regular battle gear. It was to draw less attraction to himself since when the head falls, the body will follow. Jehoshaphat chose to wear his royal gear and thus became the target of the king of Aram. His charge to his soldiers was not to engage with anyone except the king of Israel. As they turned to attack Jehoshaphat, he cried out to the Lord and the Lord protected him from harm. The Lord deflected their wrath since they were "told" that he was not the king of Israel. What was bizarre was that there was a stray arrow shot by an Aramite which pierced the armor of Ahab and ultimately, he died at sunset. Ahab was buried in Samaria.
Still showed you can run but you can't hide. God will not be mocked and you will reap what you sow. It seems that his was the only death recorded on that battle during that skirmish. Go figure, ha!
What a weekend. Saw an old family friends' son get married on Saturday down the NJ shore (Spring Lake) and had a great day at church yesterday. Still didn't get enough sleep on either day but that's life. Last night was no exception either but still need to get to the gym in a few... Solidified my trip to Denver at the end of next month and will give up (for now) my usual birthday trip to FL. Looking forward to spending time with GG and exploring Denver and baseball!
Praise for today: Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the Lord our God is holy. Psalm 99: 9
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