"But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?"
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. ELIJAH's FINAL MINISTRY AND TRANSLATION
1. Elijah and Ahaziah
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Moab's rebellion (2 Kings 1:1)_
2. The illness of Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:2)
3. Elijah's messa...
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2 KINGS 1:1 TO 2 KINGS 2:25. LAST DAYS AND ASCENSION OF ELIJAH: ELISHA
ESTABLISHED AS HIS SUCCESSOR. Here we have perhaps a third Elijah
narrative, in which the prophet is represented as playing a par...
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ANGEL OF THE LORD. See note on Exodus 3:2. He who directed Moses
directs Elijah.
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4.
ELIJAH. my GOD is JAH. See App-4.
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4....
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_Elijah the Tishbite_ See on 1 Kings 17:1. For a similar message to
the prophet cf. 1 Kings 21:17. We know from 2 Kings 4:25 that Elisha
was often to be found on Mt Carmel where there was most likely...
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B. THE ILLNESS OF AHAZIAH (2 Kings 1:1-8)
TRANSLATION
(1) Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. (2) And
Ahaziah fell through a lattice in his upper chamber which was in
Samaria, a...
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_BUT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID TO ELIJAH THE TISHBITE, ARISE, GO UP
TO MEET THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING OF SAMARIA, AND SAY UNTO THEM, IS
IT NOT BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A GOD IN ISRAEL, THAT YE GO TO INQ...
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ELIJAH CALLS DOWN FIRE FROM HEAVEN
1. Moab.. Ahab] Moab had been conquered by David (2 Samuel 8:2), and
at the revolt of the Ten Tribes had. passed under the authority of the
northern kingdom. The re...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
ABOUT THE BOOKS OF 1 KINGS AND 2 KINGS
The Books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings used to be one book. That book
continued the account o...
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BUT THE ANGEL... SAID. — Rather, _Now the angel... had said._
“_The angel_” is right. (Comp. 2 Kings 19:35.) Reuss strangely
renders: “Mais une révélation de l’Eternel parla;” and adds
the note, “Et n...
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וּ מַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהוָ֗ה דִּבֶּר֙ אֶל
־אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַ תִּשְׁבִּ֔י ק֣וּם
עֲלֵ֔ה לִ קְרַ֖את מַלְאֲכֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ...
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AHAZIAH BEN-AHAB OF ISRAEL
2 Kings 1:1
B.C. 855-854
"Ye know not of what spirit are ye."
- Luke 9:55
"He is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon
better promises."
- He...
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A MESSAGE FROM THE TRUE GOD
2 Kings 1:1
The king's accident was probably due to the giving way of the
balustrade that surrounded the roof of his palace. The Law expressly
provided that this lattice-...
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The history of the second Book of Kings is a continuation of that
contained in the first Book. There everything ended with the dark days
immediately following the death of Ahab and the passing into
co...
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But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to
meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, (c) [Is
it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] ye...
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Reader! to what a wretched state was Israel reduced, in consequence of
their idolatry! It is almost incredible to conceive how the mind of
any man could ever be so degenerate as to fancy a dumb idol c...
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It has been already remarked that the mission, or, at any rate, the
proper ministry of Elijah closed with his own complaint against the
children of Israel. God took him at his word. He pleaded against...
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If God has shewn that He took notice of His servant's fault, and did
not pass it lightly over, He did not fail towards him in either
tenderness or faithfulness. He acted towards him as towards a belov...
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BUT THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID UNTO ELIJAH,.... One of the ministering
spirits sent by the Lord to him:
ARISE, GO UP TO MEET THE MESSENGERS OF THE KING OF SAMARIA: that is,
the king of Israel, whose...
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_But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up
to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, [Is
it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] ye go...
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_Is it not because_, &c. There are two negatives in the Hebrew text,
which increase the sense, _Is it not because there is no God, none in
Israel?_ That is, Do you not plainly declare that you think t...
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[AHAZIAH SICKE.]
1 Moab rebelleth.
2 Ahaziah, sending to Baalzebub, hath his iudgement by Eliiah.
5 Eliiah twise bringeth fire from heauen vpon them whom Ahaziah sent
to apprehend him.
13 He pitie...
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Elijah Prophesies Ahaziah's Death...
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AHAZIAH'S FALL AND DEATH
(Ch.1:1-18)
Verse 1 reports that after Ahab's death Moab rebelled against Israel.
As to this, Chapter s 3 and 4:27 give us a full account. Ahaziah, king
of Israel, suffered...
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1-8 When Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him.
Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often
punished by the rebellion of those who owe subjection to him. Ahazia...
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IS IT NOT BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A GOD IN ISRAEL? Dost thou not by this
action cast contempt upon the God of Israel, as if he were either
ignorant of the event of thy disease, or un able to give thee an...
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2 Kings 1:3 angel H4397 LORD H3068 said H1696 (H8765) Elijah H452
Tishbite H8664 Arise H6965 (H8798) up H5927 (H8798) meet H7125 (H8800)
messengers H4397 king H4428 Samaria H8111 say H1696 (H8761) God...
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THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH KING OF ISRAEL C. 853-852 BC (1 KINGS 22:51 - 2
KINGS 1:18).
Ahaziah, Ahab's son and king of Israel, only had a short reign of a
few months (two part years) but he amply succeede...
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ANGEL
(_ See Scofield) - (Hebrews 1:4). _...
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2 Kings 1:3
I. The step from the ultra-local worship set up by Jeroboam to a
foreign Phoenician worship seems a very long one. Yet it was natural
and easy. The conscience of the idolater becomes at o...
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CONTENTS: Elijah's message to Ahaziah. Elijah's deliverance.
CHARACTERS: God, angel (Jesus), Elijah, Ahaziah.
CONCLUSION: Those who will not inquire of the Word of God for their
comfort will be made...
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2 Kings 1:2. _Go, enquire of Baal-zebub, whether I shall recover._
בעל זבוב _Baal-zebub,_ the god of Ekron. The LXX read Βααλ
μυιαν, the lord of flies, because they swarmed about his bloody
temple; bu...
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_And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice._
WORLDLY ROYALTY AND PERSONAL GODLINESS
I. Worldly royalty in a humiliating condition.
1. A king in mortal suffering.
2. A king in mental distress.
3. A...
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2 KINGS 1:1 The Death of Ahaziah. King Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, has been
injured. He wants to know whether he will live. Elijah obeys God and
delivers a message to the king.
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THE SICKNESS AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 1:1. THEN MOAB REBELLED—Since the time of David the Moabites
had been tributary to Israel (2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Samuel 23:20) On...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 1:1
THE REVOLT OF MOAB. THE ILLNESS, IMPIETY, AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH The
narrative of the Second Book of Kings follows on that of the First
Book in the closest possible sequence. The...
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By Chuck Smith
Now as we finish First Kings, we were dealing with basically the
northern kingdom under Ahab with his wicked wife Jezebel who had
brought the northern kingdom of Israel into its lowest...
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1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:1; 1 Kings 18:36; 1 Kings 19:5; 1 Kings 19:7;
1 Samuel 17:46; 2 Kings 1:15; 2 Kings 1:16; 2 Kings 1:6; 2 Kings 1:8;...
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And say — Dost thou not cast contempt on the God of Israel, as if he
were either ignorant of the event of thy disease, or unable to give
thee relief; and as if Baal — zebub had more skill and power th...