Israel has been living with Syrian oppression since Asa sicked Ben-hadad on Baasha. Ahab and Ben-hadad face each other in war now because Ben-hadad pushed it too far. Israel has been under Syrian’s thumb for so long, they think nothing of it. I didn’t realize this until THIS time through the stories God has given […]
The Lord has returned rain and punished the prophets of Baal. Jezebel now seeks Elijah’s life. Elijah tires of running from death. “I’m the only one left!” The story of Elijah getting angry and ‘calling out God’ is one that gives me strength in my darkest times. Elijah has had it up to his ears […]
Ahab has been looking for Elijah without success. God tells Elijah that it is time for the rain to return. He’s back in Israel to meet with Ahab. When I was a child, my favorite bible story was the wisdom of Solomon as he delt with the two prostitutes and the one living child. I […]
We meet Elijah and the first encounter we see is him telling Ahab that there will be no rain or dew until God said so. This is just the beginning of their relationship. I have no doubt that Elijah was on the scene before our first encounter with him. If not, he would have been […]
Omri is dead and his son Ahab takes the throne. Ahab does more evil than any king before him in Israel. We have a lot more information on him than any of the earlier kings. We see a quick synopsis of Ahab’s reign here, but we will get several more stories of his time on […]
