2nd Term
GREED AND
ITS EFFECTS: AHAB AND GEHAZI
Ahab seized
Nabot’s vineyard (I kings 21:17-29): near Ahab’s palace lies a beautiful
vineyard owned by Naboth, a Jezreelite. King Ahab desired the vineyard and
asked Naboth to give it to him in exchange of another piece of land. Naboth
refused and that made king Ahab very sad. When his wife jezebel asked him why
he was sad, he told her and she planned to kill Naboth and take the vineyard.
The effects of Ahab’s greed: God sent prophet Elijah
to go and tell king Ahab that because he had robbed Naboth of both his life and
his vineyard, dogs would lick his blood just as they licked the blood of
Naboth. When Elijah gave Ahab this prophesy, king Ahab humbled himself before
the lord and God said that he wouldn’t bring the prophesy to pass during the
life time of king Ahab, but it will happen to his descendant.
Gehazi’s
greed and its consequences (2kings 5:1-27): After Naaman had been healed of
his leprosy, he presented Elisha with gifts, but Elisha rejected the gift. So,
naaman went away. Gehazi the servant of Elisha wasn’t happy with his master’s
rejection of the gift, so he sneaked out of the house and went to meet naaman
on the way. He lied that his master sent him to collect some of the gifts.
Naaman willingly gave it to him. When Gehazi got home, Elisha cursed him for
doing so, and his leprosy that left naaman fell upon Gehazi and his
descendants.
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