Biblical Counsel on Acquiring Real Estate. Part [13] 02/21/2026 (Morning thought)

1st Kings 21:21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisses against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel.

Question: So, what are the Scriptural instructions on acquiring real estate? [2] If the property is for sale, you can make an offer that is in line with fair market value, but to make an offer to someone on something that is not for sale could be a sign of covetousness, and the Christian should avoid walking in Ahab’s shoes for any reason. In the following example we will see another king making an offer to another property owner, for real estate that was not listed on Zillow or Red Fin.

But this king is of a completely different spirit than Ahab for he is not asking to buy it for any personal reason and furthermore, God is The One who sends him on his mission. 1st Chronicles 21:18 Then the angel of The Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. Here we see Mr. Ornan acknowledging David in his capacity as king.

In doing so he might want to treat David differently than he would an ordinary buyer, because God had already prepared his heart to meet the request. But from David’s perspective, he is forbidden to use his office of king as a means whereby he would bully or intimidate Ornan into giving up his real estate. God is not pleased with such tactics and if they have been practiced by His people in times past through ignorance, the time has come for a radical change in heart and mind, for there is a worldly way of doing things, and then there is the royal way.

1st Chronicles 21:And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

Biblical Counsel on Acquiring Real Estate. Part [12] 02/21/2026 (Evening thought)

1st Kings 21:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, you did blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

1st Kings 21:11 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead. 15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.

1st Kings 21:16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth to take possession of it. 17 And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it. In other words, on account of Jezebel hatching and carrying out her covetous plan to take real estate by force, there is going to be a lot of collateral damage.

These judgments will be affecting Ahab’s children, and his grand-children and possibly his offspring to the 3rd and 4th generation. These will be persons who had nothing to do with the original plan that Jezebel hatched, but because they are related to herself and Ahab, they also will pay a high price for her crimes, because Naboth’s offspring will also have to deal with the collateral damage that occurred because of his sudden, and violent death.

1st Kings 21:19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus, saith the Lord, have you killed, and have you also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus, saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!