Thoughts from my personal time with God.
King Ahab answered, “Tell King Benhadad that a real soldier does his bragging after a battle, not before it.”
“Meanwhile, a prophet went to King Ahab and said, “The Lord says, ‘Don’t be afraid of that huge army! I will give you victory over it today, and you will know that I am the Lord.’”
An oft repeated phrase.…
The Lord said, “Return to the wilderness…”
May we avoid that path, Lord! That makes me think of Deuteronomy 2:1.
“…near Damascus, then enter the city and anoint Hazael as king of Syria; anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet.”
A changing of the guard (although not in Judah).…
1 Kings 19:15 – 21 Read More »
He lay down under the tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Wake up and eat.”
I wonder how many angels have crossed my path throughout the years…
…Elijah got up, ate and drank, and the food gave him enough strength to walk forty days to Sinai, the holy mountain. There he went into a cave to spend the night.
Then Elijah said to King Ahab, “Now, go and eat…” …Ahab went to eat
Ahab does what he’s told (1 Kings 21:15-16). Not a lot of thought process there…
……Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel, where he bowed down to the ground, with his head between his knees. He said to his servant, “Go and look toward the sea.”The
1 Kings 18:41 – 19:4 Read More »
…Elijah went up to the people and said, “How much longer will it take you to make up your minds? If the Lord is God, worship him; but if Baal is God, worship him!” But the people didn’t say a word. Then Elijah said, “…Bring two bulls; let the prophets of Baal take one, kill it, cut it in pieces, and put it on the wood—but don’t light the fire.
1 Kings 18:20 – 40 Read More »
“Give the boy to me,” Elijah said. He took the boy from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying, and laid him on the bed. …Then Elijah… prayed, “O Lord my God, restore this child to life!” The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer; the child started breathing again and revived.
In the image of Mark 5:38-42.…
1 Kings 17:19 – 18:19 Read More »
During his reign Hiel from Bethel rebuilt Jericho. As the Lord had foretold through Joshua son of Nun, Hiel lost his oldest son Abiram when he laid the foundation of Jericho, and his youngest son Segub when he built the gates.
Indicative of the decadence of that time – much like the summary judgement in Judges 21:25.
…A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”
1 Kings 16:34 – 17:18 Read More »
Baasha… plotted against Nadab and killed him… And so Baasha succeeded Nadab as king of Israel. At once he began killing all the members of Jeroboam’s family.
Ugly. Barbaric. How far they have descended from David’s time in power!
…The Lord spoke to the prophet Jehu son of Hanani and gave him this message for Baasha: “You were a nobody, but I made you the leader of my people Israel.
1 Kings 15:25 – 16:33 Read More »
…David had done what pleased him and had never disobeyed any of his commands, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.
May the same be said of me, Lord – but without the caveat.
…He removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had made an obscene idol of the fertility goddess Asherah. Asa cut down the idol and burned it in Kidron Valley.
And Ahijah went on to say to Jeroboam’s wife, “Now go back home. As soon as you enter the town, your son will die. …He will be the only member of Jeroboam’s family who will be properly buried, because he is the only one with whom the Lord, the God of Israel, is pleased.
Romans 9:11-13. May you be pleased with me, Father.…
1 Kings 14:12 – 31 Read More »