2 Kings 18 Hezekiah, Godly King of Judah
He trusted in the Lord God of Israel, so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. For he held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following… (READ MORE)
2 Kings 10 Jehu’s Incomplete Obedience
However Jehu did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin, that is, from the golden calves that were at Bethel and Dan. 2 Kings 10:29 Jehu Destroys the House of… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 22 Micaiah Prophesies the Defeat of Ahab and Jehoshaphat
And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever the Lord says to me, that I will speak.” 1 Kings 22:14 Micaiah prophesies against Ahab: 22:1-39. Ahab makes a treaty with Judah against the Aramaeans. False prophets promise victory, but Jehoshaphat… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 21 Naboth Murdered by the King’s Wife for His Vineyard
Prophet Elijah to King Ahab: You have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord… there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 20 God Given Victory Followed by Disobedience
Thus says the Lord: ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The Lord is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys,” therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 19 Enough Lord, Take My Life
Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him. 1 Kings 19:18 Elijah Flees to Horeb Elijah’s fear: 19:1-9. The furious queen, Jezebel, grimly promises… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 18 Fire From Heaven
And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word. 1 Kings 18:21… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 17 Never Run Dry
“It will be that you shall drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.” … The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening; and he drank… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 16:29-22:40, Worship of Jehovah vs. pagan worship
Ahab, King of Israel (874-853 B.C.) No king of Israel or of Judah is given so much space in the OT as Ahab. This is due to the significant religious struggle that developed during his reign. Jezebel, Ahab’s Phoenician wife,… (READ MORE)
Baal
Baal was a pagan god of storms and fertility, worshipped throughout the ancient Middle East because of its association with powerful forces. Its name literally means “Owner,” “Master,” or “Husband” in Canaanite literature, Baal is often associated with the fertility… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 16 Evil Kings of Israel
Now Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. … he set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 15 Asa, Did Good in God’s Eyes
And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. And also… (READ MORE)
1 Kings 15:1-8 / 2 Chronicles 13:1-14:1. Distinction between Judah and Israel
Abijah aka Abijam of Judah (913-910 B.C.) Abijah’s brief reign is not marked by a return to piety. But it is marked by a significant victory over an invasion force from Israel. Study: Read Abijah’s oration to Jeroboam before the… (READ MORE)