Toying With People's Inheritance

Toying with People's inheritance 

I Kings 21:1-3 NKJV

[1] And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. [2] So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.” [3] But Naboth said to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

An inheritance is " the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generations". It is what parents leave for their children. It is a reminder of vestiges of relationships. It tells of the struggles, achievements and victories of a family. Bakers Evangelical Dictionary adds that " Legal inheritance refers to actual property or goods received after a family member's death. While Jewish inheritance customs were linked to family blood lines, Greek and Roman laws also provided for the disposition of family possessions through the adoption of an heir. The Scriptures transform the concept of inheritance to include the acquisition of spiritual blessings and promises from God". Understood this way, it explains why Naboth could not easily exchange his inheritance for another place.

   Read the details. The king wanted the place for a vegetable garden. Imagine that. What about the associated history of the family? For it Naboth was killed. 

  The devil is willing to kill today, just to access your inheritance under God. "The focus of the inheritance concept in the Old Testament is God's promise to Abraham. The land of Canaan was bequeathed to him and his descendants as an eternal possession ( Gen 12:7 )". Today there's still a battle of inheritance going on in the middle east between Israel and the Palestinians. Nicholas Batzig tells the story of the mother's explanation of inheritance. " ...there are different kinds of inheritances that parents can leave their children. Most limit their understanding of an inheritance to the financial realm, while the Scriptures predominantly emphasize the importance of leaving your descendants a spiritual inheritance. The latter is far more important than the former.” Eph.1:11, Col3:24. Heb.9:15 all point out that inheritance we have in Christ while on earth. The enemy wants to steal that inheritance. We must fight for it. 1 Peter 1:4 says that the inheritance we have received can never perish,spoil or fade. Dont let the enemy toy with your inheritance. Good morning.