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NASB | 2 Chronicles 21:12 ¶ Then a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet saying, "Thus says the LORD God of your father David, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and the ways of Asa king of Judah, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Chronicles 21:12 ¶ Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says the LORD God of David your father (ancestor): 'Because you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, |
Bible Question (short): drbloor, where is your Biblical support? |
Question (full): Scripture ... 1 Kin 21:20-26, 22:50-53; 2Ki 2:11, 3:1, 8:16-24, 2Ch 21:5-10,20 ... drbloor, In post 171499 you said "If Elijah went to Heaven how and why was he back on Earth writing a letter to Jehoram King of Judah nearly ten years later? (2 Chr 21:12)" ... Why do you say "nearly ten years later"? Read the timing in the Bible (1 Ki 22:50, 2Ki 2:11, 3:1, 8:16-24, 22:8ff; 2Ch 21:1ff). Then in 171518 post you claim “In addition, we are not told that the letter was written by Elijah, but that the letter "came ... from Elijah". If Elijah was in Heaven, then the letter came from Heaven!” … How do you know it was sent after he was taken? Also in post 171518 you wrote “The answer given to this is to claim that the letter was written before Elijahs disappearance. However, this would necessitate not only the foreknowledge of the specific particulars of the letter – events that had not occurred at the time of Elijahs disappearance, such as Jehoram murdering his brothers – but it would also require for God to have condemned Jehoram before he committed any sin and it would require Elijah to have allowed these murders to take place without attempting to stop them. That is an implausible reach.” If you read the Bible (1Ki 22:50, 2Ch 21:1ff), you’ll see that Jehoram killed his brothers as soon as he became king and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. Even if the letter was written before Jehoram … should I even say born … the Lord allows things to happen, while letting men have their choice. At the end of 1 Kings, Elijah told what would happen to Ahab, Inc. … tho he repented, it didn’t change God’s mind. God’s mind was changed for a time because of Josiah (2Ki 22:8ff) … while his son wasn’t on the throne yet, there was still the prophecy. Searcher |