A SUMMARY OF AHAZIAH'S LIFE (1 KINGS 22:51 - 2 KINGS 1:1). ‘ And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.' One of the consequences of this was that Moab, parts of which had been tributary to Israel for ‘forty years' (per the Moabite Stone), since the time of Omri, rebelled and obtaine... [ Continue Reading ]
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 succeeded during that short time in displeasing YHWH and bringing his wrath on him. He did this by walking i... [ Continue Reading ]
AHAZIAH'S ACCIDENT AND HIS INTENTION OF CONSULTING THE OCCULT INSTEAD OF YHWH WHICH IS THWARTED BY ELIJAH (2 KINGS 1:2). 2 Kings 1:2 ‘ And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, enquire of Baal-ze... [ Continue Reading ]
THE KING SENDS HIS GUARDS TO ARREST ELIJAH (2 KINGS 1:9). If fifty assassins had burst in on the king with the intention of killing him, and they had been mown down by his guards, no one would have raised an eyebrow. But because Elijah, who was in equal danger of being executed, called on God for a... [ Continue Reading ]
ELIJAH CONFIRMS THE DEATH SENTENCE ON AHAZIAH FOR WHAT YHWH SAW AS HIS BLASPHEMOUS BEHAVIOUR (2 KINGS 1:16). 2 Kings 1:16 ‘And he said to him, “Thus says YHWH, Forasmuch as you have sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to enquire of hi... [ Continue Reading ]