1 Kings 20:38

“So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.”

"So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face." - 1 Kings 20:38
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What does 1 Kings 20:38 mean?

1 Kings 20:38 (KJV) - "So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face." This verse comes from the Old Testament, specifically the book of 1 Kings, which primarily focuses on the reigns of various kings in Israel and…

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The Hidden Prophet: Lessons from 1 Kings 20:38

In 1 Kings 20:38, we find an intriguing scene that speaks volumes about the art of disguise and the depths of prophetic courage: "So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face." This singular moment distills profound…

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A Prayer for Divine Disguise and Truthful Revelation

O Sovereign Lord, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the One who knows the depths of our hearts and the intentions behind our actions, I come before You today with a heart full of reverence and humility. As we reflect on the powerful moments captured in 1 Kings 20:38…

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1 Kings 20:38 - "So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face."
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1 Kings 18:38 - "Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench."
1 Samuel 20:38 - "And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master."
1 Kings 1:38 - "So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon."
1 Kings 20:16 - "And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him."
1 Kings 20:24 - "And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:"
1 Kings 16:20 - "Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
1 Kings 2:38 - "And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days."
1 Kings 20:20 - "And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen."
1 Kings 20:1 - "And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it."
1 Kings 20:43 - "And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria."
1 Kings 22:38 - "And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake."
1 Kings 7:38 - "¶ Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver."
1 Kings 6:38 - "And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it."
1 Kings 20:21 - "And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter."
Luke 20:38 - "For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him."
Exodus 38:20 - "And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass."
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1 Kings 20:19 - "So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them."
1 Kings 20:8 - "And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent."
1 Kings 4:20 - "¶ Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry."
1 Kings 13:20 - "¶ And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:"
1 Kings 20:2 - "And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad,"
1 Kings 20:41 - "And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets."