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The evil introduced into Israel was spreading rapidly and with great popularity. Yahweh was being removed from His land and from amongst His people due to King Ahab and his wife Jezebel. This couple imported Sidonian idolatry systematically and violently. So God sent the great prophet Elijah to confront the them.

The evil introduced into Israel was spreading rapidly and with great popularity. Yahweh was being removed from His land and from amongst His people due to King Ahab and his wife Jezebel. This couple imported Sidonian idolatry systematically and violently. So God sent the great prophet Elijah to confront the them.

God, from the very beginning of man, then again from the beginning of the nation Israel, has looked to bless those who seek to obey Him. But too many have opted out of pursuing the blessings of God and live in submission and search for other gods, other sources of blessings and by this forfeit blessings from Him. This was the case with this string of northern kings and an a defiant apostate in the last verse of this chapter.

God, from the very beginning of man, then again from the beginning of the nation Israel, has looked to bless those who seek to obey Him. But too many have opted out of pursuing the blessings of God and live in submission and search for other gods, other sources of blessings and by this forfeit blessings from Him. This was the case with this string of northern kings and an a defiant apostate in the last verse of this chapter.

God, from the very beginning of man, then again from the beginning of the nation Israel, has looked to bless those who seek to obey Him. But too many have opted out of pursuing the blessings of God and live in submission and search for other gods, other sources of blessings and by this forfeit blessings from Him. This was the case with this string of northern kings and an a defiant apostate in the last verse of this chapter.

Of the four kings mentioned in this chapter only one (Asa) did not turn to idols and reject God. Yet even Asa, with all that he did, in the end he stubbornly resisted Yahweh, even jailed a prophet for rebuking him. This chapter gives us the conflict between King Asa in Judah and King Baasha in Israel. Asa, instead of turning to Yahweh for help went to the king of Syria and while he gained victory with men God was displeased.

Of the four kings mentioned in this chapter only one (Asa) did not turn to idols and reject God. Yet even Asa, with all that he did, in the end he stubbornly resisted Yahweh, even jailed a prophet for rebuking him. This chapter gives us the conflict between King Asa in Judah and King Baasha in Israel. Asa, instead of turning to Yahweh for help went to the king of Syria and while he gained victory with men God was displeased.

Of the four kings mentioned in this chapter only one (Asa) did not turn to idols and reject God. Yet even Asa, with all that he did, in the end he stubbornly resisted Yahweh, even jailed a prophet for rebuking him. This chapter gives us the conflict between King Asa in Judah and King Baasha in Israel. Asa, instead of turning to Yahweh for help went to the king of Syria and while he gained victory with men God was displeased.

The son of the idolatrous King Jeroboam became sick and instead of repenting and petitioning Yahweh, he had his wife disguise herself and go to the prophet Ahijah to seek help. The prophet saw through her disguise, said that the child was the only good on in their house and that God would take him, then he sent her home. The death of Jeroboam is then posted as well as King Rehoboam, both preferred false gods.

The son of the idolatrous King Jeroboam became sick and instead of repenting and petitioning Yahweh, he had his wife disguise herself and go to the prophet Ahijah to seek help. The prophet saw through her disguise, said that the child was the only good on in their house and that God would take him, then he sent her home. The death of Jeroboam is then posted as well as King Rehoboam, both preferred false gods.