) The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others under obligations to one. Obligation (n.) A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a ...
So when we read about what the Hebrew King Asa did when he was crippled in his feet and how he went to the “physicians” instead of to the LORD, we may be tempted to think “What was so bad about that?” given our modern day culture’s acceptance and high regard of the...