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 […]
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 […]