Historic pastoral reading
God protected the fathers. New Testament churches still test teaching.
Psalm 105:12-15
Touch not mine anointed.
The text
WEB
14 He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,
15 Don't touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!
KJV
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
What kind of text
- Psalm
- History psalm
- Patriarchs
The psalm retells how God guarded Abraham's family among the nations.
How Christians have read this
Common misuse
Used by leaders to forbid questions.
What the next verse does
The psalm goes on to Joseph in Egypt.
Older commentary
Matthew Henry
Henry on Psalm 105:15: God warned kings not to harm the patriarchs.
Charles Spurgeon
Spurgeon would not let a modern leader use this line to forbid questions.