We say farewell to Elijah today. Elijah and Elisha both know that this is Elijah’s last day on earth. Elisha refuses to leave him alone in it. Elijah is one of only two people who make it out of this life alive. Enoch, who walked with God and then “was not” was the first. Which […]
Ahaziah takes the throne after his father Ahab’s death. His reign is short lived. A fall and chasing after false gods brings his end. Ahaziah’s story bridges first and second Kings. He is announced in 1 Kings 22 and exits in 2 Kings 1. We see no great works from him, only misery. I wonder […]
Jehoshaphat reigns in Judah during the time of Ahab. Jehoshaphat was a godly king and walked in the ways of his father Asa. But he allied with Ahab, and the Lord rebuked him for this. First Kings doesn’t officially introduce us to Jehoshaphat until after the story of Ahab’s death. Jehoshaphat was in the final […]
Ahab has done much evil in his role of king of Israel. There were a few high points but Ahab’s end isn’t one of them. He is ‘enticed’ into evil. God has Ahab’s end planned out. It is time to stop his evil and punish him for the sins he has piled up. Yes, Ahab […]
Ahab throws a fit because he can’t have Naboth’s vineyard. Jezebel comes up with a plot of murder most foul. And the ELDERS go along with her! We have already seen that Ahab is not an even halfway godly king. Today we see him throw a tantrum. Not drop in the floor and scream, but […]
