Joshua is the first book in this section and the book of 2 kings is the last. It is most interesting to note that scholars believe that jeremiah was the one that compiled the material for the book of kings. Micaiah prophesies against ahab for three years there was no war between. What does the bible suggest about king ahab s marriage to jezebel. Obadiah is a character in 1 kings in the hebrew bible. Voice bible studies, the books of kings, 1 kings 20. Obadiah is the same person as the prophet who wrote the book of obadiah. The bible story of elijah is from the first book of kings, describing his miraculous feats and redemption of the people of israel from the evil king ahab. The books of kings were probably written during the time of judahs captivity in babylon which begins at the end of second kings. The first book of kings begins with the elderly king david naming solomon, his son by bathsheba, as king of israel and judah to succeed him. The less severance that is made between the portion of ahaziahs history in 1 kings and that which is given in this chapter the better. Similar to the life of jesus, elijah performs marveling acts to demonstrate the validity of god to the people of israel.
Elijah is sent to meet ahabobadiah saves a hundred prophets and meets. Ahab was a real person who reigned over the northern kingdom of israel from 871852 b. Even though it could cost obadiah his life he followed elijahs instructions. The same thing happened with the books of samuel and chronicles immediately before and after the books of kings. The writers of kings present omri and ahab as the antitheses of david and solomon. The classic novel moby dick by herman melville served as a source of inspiration for their music. Lessons from old testament kings ahab steve keddie sermon page 2 of 6 october 20 2 the impact of ahab s marriage to jezebel ahab had married jezebel, the daughter of ethbaal, the king of the sidonians4 1 kings 16. This includes the death of david to the death continue reading bible study. With him were 32 kings along with their horses and chariots. The tribes of judah, benjamin, and some of levi were serving a pagan king in a faraway country. By this oath, elijah was focusing obadiahs eyes on the lord and assuring him. Jehoshaphats son jehoram married ahabs daughter athaliah.
In it we see obadiah, having responded to the ministry and encouragement of elijah, leave to tell ahab about elijah who then goes to meet the prophet. Solomon and other kings of israel, king ahab and jezebel, the prophet elijah, solomons temple. She was a bad influence in ahabs life, as the following two examples show. He is not here, he took an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not. Ahab succeeded the throne of israel after king omri, his father. The books of 1 and 2 kings are placed in the former prophets section of the old testament. Lessons from old testament kings ahab steve keddie sermon page 2 of 6 october 20 2 the impact of ahabs marriage to jezebel ahab had married jezebel, the daughter of ethbaal, the king of the sidonians4 1 kings 16. Kings of judah and israel complete bible genealogy. Discover a summary of elijahs story, full scripture text, and related articles. Ahab, also spelled achab, flourished 9th century bce, seventh king of the northern kingdom of israel reigned 874c.
King ahab is the king of israel in the book of kings, which is part of the hebrew and christian bible. Omri left to ahab an empire that comprised not only territory east of the jordan river, in gilead and probably bashan, but also the land of moab, whose king was. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread. Prophets and kingsthe fall of the house of ahab wikisource. He is considered to be one of the most evil kings in israel. King david ruled a united kingdom of all 12 tribes of israel. Licensed to youtube by wmg, daredo gmbh music on behalf of napalm records. The first book of kings the reign of ahab and jezebel in. King ahab was an israelite king who married a sidonian woman named jezebel and became involved in worshiping baal, the god of her people.
King ahab did more evil in the eyes of the lord than any of those before him 1 kings 16. When ahab fell asleep with his ancestors, his son ahaziah succeeded him. King ahab abuses his power further when he begins to covet the vineyard of his neighbor, naboth. The reigns of these kings are described in the books of kings and chronicles in a very interesting way. Thus ahab did more to provoke the lord, the god of israel, to anger than all the kings of israel before him.
It is the story of elijahs confrontation with the priests of baal on mount carmel. The bible lists ahab as the most evil of all the kings before him 1 kings 16. Jezebel the wife of king ahab conspires against naboth and takes his vineyard for ahab. Aug 31, 2012 i think this website is very insightful but it needs some correction ahabs father omri did not kill zimri, he actually committed suicide. The divided kingdom the reign of ahab and jezebel in israel previous kings 1 lessons list almighty father, injustice in the world has been part of the human condition ever since the fall of our original parents. So the king said to him, how many times shall i make you swear that you tell me. The book of 1 kings begins with the historical record of davids death and ends with ahaziahs two year reign over israel 970 to 844 bc. This verse also moves us from elijahs ministry and method with obadiah to his ministry and method with ahab. When they say, hes not here, he makes them swear an oath that they. Carved ivory plaques were found at the site of ahab s palace in samaria. And in the thirty and eighth year of asa king of judah began ahab the son of omri to reign over israel. Ahab married jezebel, the daughter of the king of tyre. Ahab and jezebel murder naboth to get his property 1. Omri was a wicked ruler and he taught his son his evil ways.
More specifically, it narrates the time from king david to the babylonian captivity of judah, including the years from 930586 bc, and twenty kings of israel, nineteen kings of judah, and one queen of judah. Ahab king of israel at war with aram ahab defeats the syrians 1 kings 20. There were 32 kings with him and many horses and chariots. King ahab discovers that the wages of sin is death but we know the gift of god is eternal life through jesus christ. Ahab simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I kings 18 nkjv elijahs message to ahab and it bible. The divided kingdom the reign of ahab and jezebel in israel and the elijah saga previous kings 1 lessons list next. Ahab offers a fair price for the vineyard, but naboth regards the land as an ancestral inheritance and says he has no interest in selling at any price. They released an ep named the oath in 2005 and a fulllength album named the call of the wretched sea in 2006. After omri had passed away ahab took what he had learned from his father and put it. The author of the books of chronicles generally praises his reign, stating that the. The lord sends elijah to meet ahab at naboths vineyard and condemn him for the murder. Half of 1 kings covers the rise and fall of solomon.
After solomon the kingdom was divided into two parts and separate kings ruled over judah and over israel. The story of ahab is found in 1 kings, chapters 1622. This summary of the book of 1 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 kings. Jewish tradition credits jeremiah the prophet as the author of 1 kings, although bible scholars are divided on the issue. According to the bible, he was one of israels worst kings. The kings name in the oath jumping jehosaphat was likely popularized by the. At the cost of abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word the lord had spoken through joshua son of nun. Now the famine in samaria was severe, 3and ahab had summoned obadiah. One day ahab said to naboth, since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, i would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. Going by the narrative, the story of kings and chronicles covers the time period from adam to the release from exile of the nation of judah. The difference between the two gives you an idea as to what. According to jewish tradition in the talmud the author was the prophet jeremiah. But equally important, it is also the story of the end of the threeandahalf years of drought in the land of israel.
The effects of the peoples choice of a king were to haunt them in a successive downward spiral of politics and apostasy as told in the book of kings. Ahab was the seventh king of israel, the son and successor of omri 16. The books of 1 and 2 kings share many lessons on life and leadership from israels many kings the good, the bad, and the ugly. This combination was a technical device for introducing an oath or a solemn statement of fact. As the famine was particularly severe in samaria, 3 ahab summoned obadiah, the master of the. Not only was he working to bring elijah and king ahab together, but he would use elijah. She was a bad influence in ahab s life, as the following two.
When they replied, he is not here, he made each kingdom and nation swear. Others attribute a group of anonymous authors called the deuteronomists, since language from the book of deuteronomy is repeated in 1 kings. Ahab was the son of king omri a former military commander who had taken over the throne after laying siege to tirzah. In fact, the confrontation on mount carmel was designed to show. There are several references to monarchs, other than him, which walked in the sins of jeroboam 1kings 14. The main events in the book of first kings hubpages. This is attributed to his alliance with his equally evil wife jezebel history. The first three kings of israel were saul, david and then solomon. Obadiah protected 100 prophets he was the governor of king ahab s house about 916bc. Ahab s father omri appears referenced in the moabite mesha stele.
Commentary for june 1, 2017 contrasts of two kings. Many think and say that it is probably because of his evil wife, queen jezebel, daughter of ethbaal king of the sidonians. The books of 1 kings and 2 kings were originally one book. Four leadership lessons from a king who finished poorly. Ahab was one in a line of increasingly evil kings in israels history, starting with the reign of jeroboam. Ahab had said to obadiah, go through the land to all the springs and. Bible verses about ahab 81 passages king james version kjv. Not the same person joram was the son of ahab king of israel and jehoram was the son of jehoshaphat king of judah. Bestow them, ye who now are made parties to this indissoluble league drink ye harpooners drink and swear ye men that man the deathful. Read the background reading below about the events. Omri initiated international treatises and ahab continued them. The assyrian king shalmaneser iii indicates that he defeated ahab and eleven other kings in the battle of qarqar. Ahab, the most wicked king of israel amazing bible. Israel, at the time, was split from the rival southern kingdom of judah.
Ahab, the most wicked king of israel amazing bible timeline. So omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in samaria. King ahab and queen jezebel served as leaders of the northern kingdom of israel during a time of much evil in the land. Jun 18, 2012 thou shalt smite the house of ahab thy master, the lord declared through his messenger, that i may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the lord, at the p. Ahab was known to live in a ivory palace 1 kings 22. Summary of the book of 2 kings this is the second part of the book of kings. Summary of the book of 1 kings the books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books. A short account of the reign of jehoshaphat king of judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of chronicles, and of the greatness and goodness of that prince, neither of which was lessened or sullied by any thing but his intimacy with the house of ahab, which, upon several accounts, was a diminution to him. The two books of kings are called the 3 rd and 4 th book of kings in the septuagint as well as the vulgate. Outline of 1 kings floral heights church of christ. Jan 10, 2011 now three to three ye stand commend the murderous chalices. The books of kings are followed by first chronicles and second chronicles, and then the books of the restoration following the babylonian exile.
Originally this book and the preceding book were combined into one longer book in the hebrew bible. In the book of revelation when the apostle john fell on his face before the. Ahab is the captain of the pequod, the whaler whos hunting for the white whale moby dick in the book of. First kings covers about 126 years of israels history. Selfproclaimed king zimri set fire to the palace around himself after seeing the city was taken. Then moab rebelled against israel paid them no more tribute, but utterly disclaimed their authority over them. And keep the charge of the lord thy god, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself. Together, the two books of 1 and 2 kings cover the period from the last days of davids reign to the captivity of judah also referred to as the babylonian captivity.
After the reign of davids son solomon, that kingdom broke in two. The book of 1 kings starts with solomon and ends with elijah. The closing chapters of 1 kings and the opening chapters of 2 kings are a confusing collection of stories about elijah, elisha, ahab, ahabs successors, the interaction of aram syria and israel, and jehoshaphat. It was first used in a hebrew print of the bible by daniel bomberg.