What does the Bible mean when it says, “not to touch God’s anointed?” (Part One)

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Many take God’s command (1 Chronicles 16:22) to mean that Christians are promised protection from all bad things. However, the Bible never promises that God’s believers will never suffer harm from evil people. We must understand the context of God’s command to rightly interpret it’s meaning. The context of 1 Chronicles 16:22 is (1 Chronicles 16:13–21). This passage refers to the patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. When “they” (the patriarchs) were few in number, they lived as wandering strangers in a strange land (see Hebrews 11:9). Through all their travels and travails, God protected them, increased their number, and prevented the powerful rulers of the lands where they stayed from harming them. Be encouraged!