Tag: 1 Kings
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Elijah
Elijah came at a very difficult time in the history of Israel for those who wished to be righteous. After two generally righteous kings had fallen the kingdom had been split and each portion ruled by a number of uninterrupted kings. The people had become almost indistinguishable from any other nation. Elijah was very unpopular…
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Solomon
Solomon was taught to respect and follow the commandments of the Lord. When he became king he was obviously in the right spirit. Later, after years of fame and fortune, Solomon forgot the true wisdom of his earlier years. I guess that just serves as proof that nobody is immune from the possibility of falling…
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17 December 2010
1 Kings 22When Jehoshaphat asked Ahab to enquire of the Lord concerning the battle Ahab asked men whom he had hand-picked because they spoke favorable things. They spent their time speaking of how he could accomplish what he wanted rather than speaking of whether it was a good thing. Jehoshaphat could tell the difference and…
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16 December 2010
1 Kings 20 – 21The king of Syria demanded the silver, gold, wives, and children of Ahab and Ahab said “whatever you say.” When the king of Syria then said “I’ll take whatever else I want” Ahab refused. The Lord sent a prophet to promise Ahab that he would win the battle. After he won…
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15 December 2010
1 Kings 19I can just feel Elijah’s heart as he is commanded and comforted of the Lord. He learns that although he feels alone the Lord knows of 7000 people who have refused to worship Baal. Not only that but the Lord has prepared a prophet to follow Elijah – he will not be the…
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14 December 2010
1 Kings 18I wonder if the Obadiah who saved 100 prophets from Jezebel was the same man as the one who has a very short book in the Old Testament. When reading of Elijah I wonder what it must have been like as a prophet of the Lord to live with a people who have…
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13 December 2010
1 Kings 16 – 17Baasha ruled for 24 years in wickedness (that’s a long time for a wicked ruler over the house of Israel) and his son, Elah, ruled after him for two years before he was overthrown by Zimri, who ruled for one week before committing suicide as Omri conquered the city where he…
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12 December 2010
1 Kings 15Rehoboam was king for 18 years and his son, Abijam, was king for two years but his grandson, Asa, ruled righteously and was king for 41 years. There are many references to a book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel and the chronicles of the kings of Judah. I don’t know…
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11 December 2010
1 Kings 14Only the son of Jeroboam whose sickness caused Jeroboam to seek answers from Ahijah was to be buried. Every other member of Jeroboam’s family would have their carcas eaten by animals. I wonder if the people chose idolatry or whether they simply accepted it in the margins until it flourished – that’s how…