#ELIJAH CONFRONTED EVIL AHAB BIBLE STUDY PDF#

This is best seen in the Kurkh Monolith inscription of Shalmaneser III, describing the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC. Furthermore, we know from historical records that Israel remained a significant military force, as it had been in the days of Omri. This was the longest reign of a northern king since the reign of Jeroboam. reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years (vs.If you wish to study these chapters in greater detail, please visit Survey of Ahab’s reign ( 1Kings 16.29-34 ). It’s impossible to cover everything from the reign of Ahab in one lesson, particularly given the extensive attention given to Elijah’s work. Jeroboam’s religious innovations were all changes in how Israel worshipped Jehovah Ahab would come to reject the Lord altogether! Of Ahab the Scriptures say, “surely there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do evil in in the sight of the Lord, because Jezebel his wife incited him” (1Kings 21.25).

However, this doesn’t mean that the spiritual condition of Israel was improving, quite the opposite.

Some measure of stability came with the reigns of Omri (885-874 B.C.) and his son Ahab (874-853 B.C.). As Jeroboam and the kings who followed rejected the Lord’s will, they would find their lives and/or their dynasties cut short as God executed judgment on the king and his house.

#ELIJAH CONFRONTED EVIL AHAB BIBLE STUDY PDF#

Click here to download a PDF copy of this lesson DownloadĪs we’ve seen, Jeroboam’s religious innovations were not only clear violations of the Lord’s revealed will, but also created great instability in the kingdom of Israel.

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