CHAPTER FIFTEEN FAITHLESS KINGS AND FEARLESS PROPHETS 1 Kings 22:1 to 2 Kings 1:18 With the exception of only ten verses, this unit of the text is concerned about two faithless kingsfather and sonAhab and Ahaziah. Both of these monarchs met their death in fulfillment of the prophetic word spoken t... [ Continue Reading ]
I. FAITHLESS AHAB AND FEARLESS MICAIAH 22:1-40 Against the earnest protestations of a faithful prophet, the foolhardy Ahab organized a military campaign to try and recapture the Transjordan border town of Ramoth-gilead which was held by the forces of Benhadad. In this futile effort Ahab lost his lif... [ Continue Reading ]
B. THE PREDICTIONS OF THE COURT PROPHETS 22:6-12 TRANSLATION (6) And the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and he said unto them, Shall I go up against Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall I desist? And they said, Go up, and the Lord will give it into the hand of the... [ Continue Reading ]
B. THE PROPHECY OF MICAIAH 22:13-28 TRANSLATION (13) Now the messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah had said unto him, saying, Behold now the words of the prophets are unanimously good toward the king; let your word, I pray you, be like the word of one of them, and speak good. (14) And Micaiah sa... [ Continue Reading ]
C. THE DEATH OF AHAB 22:29-38 TRANSLATION (29) And the king of Israel went up along with Jehoshaphat to Ramoth-gilead. (30) And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but as for you, put on your garments. And the king of Israel disguised himself... [ Continue Reading ]
E. CONCLUDING NOTE ON THE REIGN OF AHAB 22:39-40 TRANSLATION (39) And the rest of the deeds of Ahab and all which he did, and the house of ivory which he built, and all the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? (4) And Ahab slept with his... [ Continue Reading ]
II. SUMMARY OF THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT 22:41-50 TRANSLATION (41) Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. (42) Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and twenty-five years he ruled in Jerusalem. And the name of his mo... [ Continue Reading ]
III. FAITHLESS AHAZIAH AND FEARLESS ELIJAH 1 Kings 22:52, 2 Kings 1:18 The last public, i.e., official, prophetic appearance of Elijah occurred during the brief reign of Ahaziah the son of Ahab. After a brief note summarizing the wicked reign of Ahaziah (1 Kings 22:52-53); the author discusses the... [ Continue Reading ]