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not save them. For a true and sincere worshiper of God, the
religion comes first and the nation after. It is the govern-
ment and the nation - especially when they have forsaken
God - that are to be sacrificed for the cause of religion, and
not vice versa! The other Prophet of Gibeon, called Hana-
niah, sought to please his master the king; he was a courtier
and favorite, rich and in splendor, whereas his antagonist
was always languishing and starving in the prisons and
dungeons. He cares not a fillip for the religion and the real
welfare of the people. He is also a prophet, for so says the
Book of Jeremiah, yet he is a villain, and has exchanged God
for a depraved king! He prophesies in the name of the same
God as does Jeremiah, and announces the return of the booty
and the captives from Babylon in two years' time.
Now, from the above imperfect description of the pro-
phets, which of the two would you qualify as the true worshiper
religion comes first and the nation after. It is the govern-
ment and the nation - especially when they have forsaken
God - that are to be sacrificed for the cause of religion, and
not vice versa! The other Prophet of Gibeon, called Hana-
niah, sought to please his master the king; he was a courtier
and favorite, rich and in splendor, whereas his antagonist
was always languishing and starving in the prisons and
dungeons. He cares not a fillip for the religion and the real
welfare of the people. He is also a prophet, for so says the
Book of Jeremiah, yet he is a villain, and has exchanged God
for a depraved king! He prophesies in the name of the same
God as does Jeremiah, and announces the return of the booty
and the captives from Babylon in two years' time.
Now, from the above imperfect description of the pro-
phets, which of the two would you qualify as the true worshiper