THE SWORD OF HAZAEL

THE SWORD OF HAZAEL

LESSONS FROM HIS REIGN

THE SWORD OF HAZAEL ( part 1)

LESSONS FROM HIS REIGN

We discussed in a previous article how the Body of Christ can speak as ONE VOICE. God's vision for the World/ Humanity through  His son, Jesus Christ is ONE VISION but its execution is multifaceted and executed through various channels and persons in all generation.  

Each generation is given a phase of this ONE VISION (for the Body of Christ and humanity)  And different men and women are commissioned, gifted  and anointed with different aspects of these ONE VISION. We have decided in this inspired  write-up to term the gifts, anointings of each minister as their 'Sword'. 

In Ephesians 4:11 " So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ." 

 This is the common  Vision of every minister in Christ but the strategies for achieving this common vision differs. While the founding Apostles like Peter, John , Paul etc laid the foundation for this great work, God raises minsters in different generations to add building brick to the works of the founding Apostles.

 The Almighty  spoken to His Servant; Prophet Elijah in 1 Kings 19:15-18.

The LORD said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

We will gleaned from the history of Hazael: a mere dog and servant, who God anointed as King over Aram This King though anointed by God committed atrocities against the people of God because the people of God  followed the wicked acts of king Ahab and  King Jeroboam. Elijah was assigned to anoint Hazael as king but it was Prophet Elisah who gave Hazael the authority to become the King of Aram 

PRAY THAT DIVINE PROHECIES ARE NOT DELAYED IN YOUR LIFE

God told Elijah to anoint Hazael as King over Aram but it was Elisah who eventually carried out the divine mandate given to Elijah 

✓ Elijah assigned to anoint Hazael

"Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The LORD said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram." I Kings 19:13-15

✓ Elisah did what God assigned Elijah to Do 

"Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog, accomplish such a feat?” “The LORD has shown me that you will become king of Aram,” answered Elisha.....Then Hazael succeeded him as king. 2 Kings 8:7-15.

✓ Divine PROHECIES can be delayed and go unfulfilled when the Ministers of the Gospel given a specific  divine assignments failed to carry out their portion of the ONE VISION of the Kingdom. 

✓ Divine prophecies  also can  be delayed when Ministers of the Gospel  become COPYCAT of the vision and assignments of others which may be different from their own original assignments.   Some Ministers wants to do ministry the way their colleagues is doing ministry . This is not wrong in itself as long as you are carrying out your specific divine assignment.   

✓ Each Minister has his/her given assignment and purposes.  The Vision is achieved when each minister stays and remain faithful to their divine assignments.

Abigail Hephzibah

We discussed in a previous article how the Body of Christ, The Eternal LORD over all creatures can speak as ONE VOICE through the statement made by The Almighty as spoken to His Servant; Prophet Elijah in 1 Kings 19:15-18.

The LORD said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram. Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet. Jehu will put to death any who escape the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death any who escape the sword of Jehu. Yet I reserve seven thousand in Israel—all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and whose mouths have not kissed him.”

We will gleaned from the history of Hazael: a mere dog and servant, who God anointed as King over Aram and as a leader committed series of wicked acts against Israel, the Nation of God as prophecied by prophet Elisah. 

PRAY THAT DIVINE PROHECIES ARE NOT DELAYED IN YOUR LIFE

God told Elijah to anoint Hazael as King over Aram but it was Elisah who eventually carried out the divine mandate given to Elijah 

✓ Elijah assigned to anoint Hazael

"Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” He replied, “I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, torn down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too.” The LORD said to him, “Go back the way you came, and go to the Desert of Damascus. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Aram." I Kings 19:13-15

✓ Elisah did what God assigned Elijah to Do 

"Hazael said, “How could your servant, a mere dog, accomplish such a feat?” “The LORD has shown me that you will become king of Aram,” answered Elisha.....Then Hazael succeeded him as king. 2 Kings 8:7-15

LEARN THE PROTOCOL OF RELATING WITH GOD'S ANOINTED.

The Master of Hazael asked him to take a gift to the prophet of God Elisah to make enquiries from God on his behalf.  Hazael who understood the importance of the prophet of God took a gift of the following:

1. Forty Carmel's Loads

2. Of the Finest Wares of Damascus. 2 Kings8:7

Though, Hazael would cause great harm to Israel as a king, Elisah still anointed him as king through prophectuc utterance.

Believers must learn to enjoy all the blessings of God ordained and given to them by faith in Christ Jesus  hrist, The LORD.  

Although we are in the Era of the New Testament where we receive based on faith in the Name of Jesus Christ and every believer has direct access to The God of our LORD Jesus Christ, believers must understand that those called into the fivefold ministry ( Prophets, Teachers, Apostles, Evangelist, Pastors) especially those you consciously place your life under their ministry has the power and authority to either use their sword to bless or curse you.  They bless you when you are blessing to them but most will curse you if you offend them in anyway.

The LORD Jesus  Christ a perfect example on how to use your Anointing in all situation: he never spoke a word of curses against Judas Iscariot who sold his identity to his killers for (40) shekels. He asked the Father to specifically not count the harm done to him  by the religious time in His time.

Men/Women of God has the responsibility to determine how to utilize their Swords, giftings and anointing, it is wisdom for every believer to acquire the spiritual knowledge and skill needed to manage their relationships with God's anointed  

A PROPHET MUST MUST BE DISCREET IN GIVING PROPHECTUC UTTERANCES.

Many Servants of  Christ has helped the Enemy's agenda of war, chaos, disaster and ruin by speaking without caution what they saw in the spirit realm: That you saw a vision in the spirit realm is not a license that God has decreed the fulfillment of that vision especially when it is negative.

God will always reveal to His servants events happening around them.

God revealed to Elisah that King Ben-hadad, the I'll King of Aram will died and Hazael his servant will take over from him but Elisah told Hazael to inform his servant that his Master the King will live. Jesus Christ our LORD AND MASTER knew that Judas Iscariot would sell His body  to the Enemy but He never revealed to His disciples excerpt to John , the beloved, the disciple he loved 

Minister of the Gospel must learn discretion in executing divine mandate and especially in speaking to the Nation what God has told them concerning the 2023 election.

We make a ridcule of the Kingdom and the Name of Jesus Christ when we speak the different versions of the various visions given to us a Minister concerning the Nation and it's events. Some of these visions is for your personal consumption and not for the people 

Some Ministers give vision based on their mental calculations and analytical reasoning of events unfolding in the political and social arena. Please let the Ministers of Christ present their ministries with divine wisdom 

 John the Baptist was beheaded, (the greatest prophets of the Old Testament , he Hearld the Ministry of Jesus Christ His Lord ) because he spoke the truth but I vioualy without discretion.

DONT GO BEYOND WHAT GOD HAS REVEALED TO YOU

THE SWORD OF HAZAEL ( Part 4)

DONT GO BEYOND WHAT GOD HAS REVEALED TO YOU

Prophets are the mouth piece of God and must learn to speak only what God revealed to them. The plan of God concerning an issue can be complex and God by His wisdom will only reveal the aspects each Man of God can handle  per time or that pertains to his own operational jurisdiction.

The LORD ONLY  told Elijah to anoint Hazael as King over Aram but the Bible did not  reveal that God told Elijah what Hazael will do to the Nation of Israel as a King.

 Probably Elijah would have prophecied that Hazael will never become King because of his past dealings with evil kings.  Thought prophet Elijah was explicitly instructed to anoint Hazael, he did not carry out this instruction.

Then, God revealed to Elisah that Hazael will become the King of Aram. God did not tell Elisah to anoint Hazael as King ,  Elisah only knew by divine revelation that Hazael will become King and the prophet wept because of the evils Hazael will commit against the children of God.  The instructions from God are always specific and detailed, it takes grace to follow them. Anytime we deviate from divine instruction, divine mandate may be affected.

We must learn to make do with the information God has given us and keep patient for those things that has not been revealed. You will be held responsible for every revelation and divine information  you received from Heaven.

When we seek to know what God is not ready to reveal, you may be accommodated by lying  demons who has the power to bring to past any prophecies they give you. ( excerpt there is an intervention from God) Many of the false religion which has traces of biblical truth may have started out seeking The truth when their inquisition was hijacked by seducing and lying spirits.

 Elisah knew what harm Hazael as a king will do Israel, yet he went ahead and delivered the revelation he had received. Our LORD Jesus Christ revealed the events that will occured in the Last days. But you must understand that because the LORD revealed it does not mean that it is ordained and approved by God. No Father will approve the brutal killing of his faithful children but The Church of Christ has an Enemy that will engineer most of the events in Matthew 24 and our LORD revealed these events as shown by the Father 

IMPORTANT QUESTION

Can some of the evil events of war, earthquakes etc in Matt. 24 be changed?

I will attempt to answer with an example in the Bible. But please know that the  events in Matt. 24 is not a " Thus saith the LORD" utterances. It is not cast on stone. 

✓ If the World embrace the Gospel and the Kingdom of men is made the Kingdom of The Christ. The severity of the evils in Matt 24 may be lessen and Christ The LORD will find Faith  when He returned.

✓ If Christians will be faithful with the Great commission and seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, God's judgement can be averted.

✓ Abraham interceded for Sodom and Gomorrah for the judgement slated for their Land ,  and this judgement would have been averted  if the Land had produced ten (10) righteous men/women . "Apostle Lot" sent to this Land could only produce three (3) Kingdom bound citizens because his wife, the four potential Kingdom citizen looked back into the world and perished.

✓ Ethiopia, Turkey, and some nations in Asia lost the Conquered territories won for The Kingdom of God because Ministers forsook the joint vision of the Kingdom and men started building personal empires and rivalry began. Though these nations were formerly  strong Christian nations but  presently, there is a very weak presence of The Christian faith ..

When Ministers stop walking in Unity and take their gaze off Jesus Christ; when the clergy begin to do by the flesh what they started in the Spirit, Conquered territories for Christ is lost and the next generation will have to star a fresh work instead of building on the achievement of the previous generation.

Abigail- Hephzibah

Prophets are the mouth piece of God and must learn to speak only what God revealed to them. The plan of God concerning an issue can be complex and God by His wisdom will only reveal the aspects each Man of God can handle to per time.

The LORD ONLY  told Elijah to anoint Hazael as King over Aram but the Bible did not  reveal that God told Elijah what Hazael will do to the Nation of Israel as a King. Probably Elijah would have prophecied that Hazael will never become King because of his past dealings with evil kings) but Elijah yet did not anoint Hazael as king though revealed by God.

But God revealed to Elisah that Hazael will become the King of Aram. God did not tell Elisah to anoint Hazael as King , Elisah only knew that Hazael will become King and also knew the evil Hazael will commit against Israel.

WHY DID GOD ALLOW AN EVIL MAN  AS HAZAEL BECOME KING.

YAHWEH is not only THE KING OF ZION, He is also the KING of kings and The Owner Nd rightful RULER of The Universe. He has the power and authority to over- rule whenever it is suitable for His purpose 

He said: 'I raise Pharaoh king of Egypt to demonstrate my awesome power.   But The LORD anointed King Cyrus and gave nation on the Earth for the sake of His people Israel. (Isaiah 45:4-7)

"For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me. I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other. I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these"

Prophets are mouthpiece for invisible powers that attempt to rule our world. We may find this difficult to believe but Satan also have his prophets whose spoken words the Enemy run to fulfill. 

Just as God watches over the Words of His servants to fulfill it; The Devil also input his thoughts, desires, plans and aspirations to the heart of false prophets and world leaders; so that he is authorised  legally by Man who is the rightful custodian of the planet Earth.

Satan's three- fold eternal vision is to steal, kill and destroy and he will achieve these three vision through the instruments of men.

But Satan is known to use God's Servants: Ministers of the Gospel to give prophecies that are contrary to the Will of the Father and run with it to fulfill it 

If a negative prophecy is given by a Servant of God of high ranking in the Kingdom of God, the Enemy has been authorised and empowered to unleash his evil agenda and it is always difficult to stop because it is given by a high ranking official in the Kingdom of God.

It will take The God- Head to raise another Minister and bestow on such knowledge and understanding of the spiritual realm and even give such higher authority to undo the hatmthat has been done by a former minister.

Jacob called Israel cursed Reuben and his descendants that they will not Excell and that the blessing of the first born will never be his in Genesis 49. ( Did Reuben deserve the curse pronounced by Isarel, his father, yes. Reuben slept with his father's concubine)

It took Moses in Deut 33 to pronounce a blessing on Reuben and his tribe. The blessing pronuin ed by Moses over- ruled the curse placed on Reuben and his descendants 

Noah pronunced a curse on the descendants of his son, Ham for mocking his naked state. It took  The Almighty, our benevolent Father to arise His Son Jesus Christ who became a curse for all those cursed before and after the Law.

Therefore the descendants of Ham which historians believe are the Africans has been liberated from ' Been the servant of servants to the rest of the Human races' especially those who believe in the Name of Jesus Christ 

The Sword of Hazael inflicted pain on his enemies but his Sword also brought pain and death to Israel, the covenanted nation of YAHWEH.

Elisah revealed as inspired by The Spirit of God to Hazael

✓ l know the harm  you will do to the Israelites

✓ You will set fire to their fortufied places

✓ You kill their young men with the Sword. 

✓ while  King Cyrus; anointed and raised by God used his sword to be a blessing to God's people.

✓ But  King Artaxerxes used his Sword to provide materials and auntorised the rebuilding of Jerusalem wall in Nehemaih' era. ( Nehemaih' 1)

✓ Unfortunately, Prophet Balaam used his prophectic sword to give the Enemy of Israel tips on how to conquer Israel and overpower them.