The notoriously wicked king of Israel whose marriage to the Phoenician princess Jezebel introduced Baal worship on an unprecedented scale. Ahab built a temple to Baal in Samaria and allowed Jezebel to murder the Lord’s prophets. Despite witnessing God’s power on Mount Carmel through Elijah, Ahab continued in sin, seizing Naboth’s vineyard through Jezebel’s treachery. He died in battle at Ramoth-gilead when a random arrow found the gap in his armor—fulfilling Elijah’s prophecy of judgment.
Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.1 Kings 16:33 · Berean Standard Bible
In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. First, Ahab set up an…
Conspiracies, assassinations, and a new dynasty in Israel every generation. And then Ahab takes the throne — the worst is yet to come.
After a long time, in the third year of the drought, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.” So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria, and Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them…
One prophet. 450 false ones. A mountaintop. And a God who answers with fire.
Some time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” So Ahab went to his palace,…
Ahab pouts. Jezebel plots. An innocent man dies for his land. Elijah delivers the verdict: where dogs licked Naboth's blood, they'll lick yours.
Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel. However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel, who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?” So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of…
Four hundred prophets say 'go to war.' One says 'you'll die.' The king disguises himself anyway. A random arrow finds the gap in his armor.
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