a certain sense he was a guest of Ahab on whom the blame should actually rest. Q. San Marcos, Calif. "Did Job (23:10) argue with God that he was not a sinner?" A. That assuring promise testifies, "But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold." He certainly was not arguing for his being per fect. In fact, just the opposite was true. God, Himself, is the only per fect One. He is the One who cleanses and purifies. Job knew that he was not suffering for some deadly sin he had committed, but rather that he was a sinner who was being used by God for some specific purpose (Job 42). Doubt less, this comforting word of un-
Q. Long Beach, Calif. "Why did Jehoshaphat not raise an objection when Zedekian smote Micaiah on the cheek?" A. The recounting of this event is found in II Chronicles 18:23. Jeho shaphat had joined with Ahab of the northern kingdom in a third Syrian campaign. Unfortunately he was apparently easily swayed by wicked Ahab. Perhaps the reason no one objected when the indig nity to which you refer took place is because most everyone was prob ably taken off guard. There is little that can be done in the heat of passion or anger. For another thing, Micaiah showed himself very cap able in the power of the Lord to take care of himself. Ultimately, Jehoshaphat was not really a man to object to much of anything. In
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