Elijah, a prominent prophet in Israel, often served as God's mouthpiece during the reign of King Ahab. His arrival signifies a divine intervention, as Elijah frequently confronted Ahab with messages from God. Elijah's presence is a reminder of God's active role in the affairs of Israel, ...
For example, during the reign of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, the prophets and faithful Israelites had to hide to avoid persecution (1 Kings 18:4). The wickedness of leaders can lead to societal corruption and moral decay, as seen in the time of the Judges when "everyone did what was ...
5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. 6 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. ...
2 Kings 21-22 King James Version 21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom ...
17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. 19 Yet th...
and also some of the princes of Israel.5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was ev...
JUDAH’S KING JEHORAM 5 Jehoramd was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done,e for Ahab’s daughter was his wife.f He did what was evil in the Lord’s ...
“And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it… In those days, I Daniel, was mourning for three weeks, (Daniel 8:27, 10:2). ...
When Ahab allowed his wife to murder Naboth for his vineyard, he was the king, holding all the power, and Elijah, an unarmed prophet, pronounced that a famine was going to strike Israel. Jezebel had brought in her fertility worship in order to help Israel “go green,” and in response ...
2 Kings 21-22 King James Version 21 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, after the abominations of the heathen, whom ...