December 9, 2021
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Reading along with us in 1 Kings? Here’s today’s reading:
1 Kings 16 (NIV)
1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu son of Hanani concerning Baasha: 2“I lifted you up from the dust and appointed you ruler over my people Israel, but you followed the ways of Jeroboam and caused my people Israel to sin and to arouse my anger by their sins. 3 So I am about to wipe out Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat. 4 Dogs will eat those belonging to Baasha who die in the city, and birds will feed on those who die in the country.”.....Continue Reading
I do find it interesting that on the rare king that honors God in his reign he is compared to David and for the evil kings they are always compared to Jeroboam. How sad that this chapter is filled of Jeroboam style kings and ends with one that puts him to shame on the evil factor! Israel is really straying so far away from God.
1 Kings 16
King after king in Israel disobeying God, getting worse and worse as they go. Even the ones that are used in judgement to wipe out a former ruler because of their evil continue in the evil ways of the ones they have killed. The chapter ends with Ahab, the most evil of them all. And he is not only evil, but he marries Jezebel who is even more evil than he. Things are not looking good for Israel and for all those who would seek to honor God with their lives who live there….
1 Kings 16
The kings of Israel get worse and worse, each worse than the one before!
We were studying Joshua this past year and so I was interested to see Joshua mentioned. His curse upon Jericho was fulfilled.
“Cursed be the man before the LORD who rises up and builds this city Jericho; he shall lay its foundation with his firstborn, and with his youngest he shall set up its gates” (Joshua 6:26)