ìSaying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your
inheritance; When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in
it. And when they went from nation to nation, and from one
kingdom to another people; He suffered no man to do them
wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, Saying, Touch not
mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.î
1 Chronicles 16:18-22
Though they were relatively few in numbers, as long as the children of Israel
remained in obedience to the Law of the LORD and His leadership, they were
able to rout kings and nations! To show Himself mighty through such a small
group of people to the idol worshippers of the surrounding lands, God put the
dread of them on the land.
ìThen the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of
Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants
of Canaan shall melt away. Fear and dread shall fall upon them;
by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till
thy people pass over, O LORDÖî Exodus 15:15-16a
Touching the anointed of God, means just that, laying hands upon them to do
physical harm. When a mortally wounded King Saul was killed on the battle field
at his own request by an Amelikite, this young man thought he could go to King
David and receive some sort of reward for slaying Davidís enemy. He was
gravely mistaken.
ìAnd David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art
thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an
Amalekite. And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid
to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and
fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. And David said
unto him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath
testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.î
2 Samuel 1:13-16
The Roman Catholic Church has used these very same scriptures to stop
anyone from saying anything about the heresy of the Eucharist, the pope or the
Blessed Virgin. Had Martin Luther, John Knox, William Tyndale, Jan Hus or any
of the other reformers surrendered to this interpretation of scripture; there would
be no Protestant believers.