1 Kings 21:2 From this story we learn: (1) what a sacred thing property is; that a man's possessions (if they be justly come by) belong to him, in the sight of God as well as in the sight of man, and that God will uphold and avenge the man's right. Naboth loved his own land, and therefore he had a r... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Kings 21:10 Ahab is akin, both in his sin and his recovery, to the mass of mankind. He has neither sinned like Saul, nor will he mourn like David. He has been pusillanimous in his sin, and he will not be other than faint-hearted in his return to God. He moves, on the whole, in that middle sphere... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Kings 21:20 In this story there are three things to be noticed: I. The cowardice of guilt. Ahab quailed before Elijah like a coward and a slave. A guilty conscience can make a coward even of a king. II. Friends mistaken for enemies. Ahab called Elijah his enemy. He thought him his enemy because... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Kings 21:25 If the reign of Ahab had been written in any book save the Bible, far less heavy would be the thunder-clouds which gather round his name. Even the Bible gives a hint of better things: "The ivory houses that he made and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of... [ Continue Reading ]