1 Kings 20-21: Ahab and Jezebel: Israel’s Most Wicked Couple

Bible Book Club

Susan Merrill & Heather Rubio

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🗓️ 25 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Today, we’re diving into the dramatic saga of Ahab and Jezebel, a couple whose reign over ancient Israel was marked by turmoil, power struggles, and divine intervention. In 1 Kings 20 and 21, Ahab, the king of Israel, and his queen, Jezebel, are notorious for their ruthless pursuit of power and disregard for divine commands. Their story unfolds like a gripping drama, offering us timeless lessons on the consequences of unchecked ambition and the importance of adhering to moral principles. Ahab...

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0:00.0	This is the Bible Book Club.
0:02.0	I'm Heather.
0:02.5	And I'm Susan.
0:03.4	And we're in the book of First Kings.
0:05.7	Welcome to the club.
0:13.3	Last episode in Chapter 19, we picked up right after Elijah ran this superhuman half marathon.
0:20.6	Then Jezebel threatened his life for killing 450 Bail prophets.
0:25.6	Elijah must run again, and he becomes exhausted physically and spiritually.
0:31.9	Well, God sees him and provides a Moses-like experience to encourage him.
0:36.7	The angel of the Lord provides him with food,
0:39.1	and Elijah gets to go to Mount Sinai and have this personal visit with God, just like Moses had,
0:45.4	where God appears to him. But first, there's wind, there's an earthquake, and then there's a fire.
0:52.2	But God's not in any of those things. God is in this gentle
0:56.2	whisper to Elijah. God explains that he is sending help in the form of two kings and a backup prophet
1:04.1	named Elijah. Elijah leaves, and he finds Elijah and elists the boy for some on the job training basically in serving him.
1:14.4	And that brings us to this episode, Ahab and Jezebel, Israel's most wicked couple. Yeah, and I told Heather,
1:22.1	I did Google that. Like, who is the most wicked couple in the Bible? And this is it. They win,
1:27.0	hands down. Even the Google knows it.
1:29.0	Even Google knows it. So meanwhile, it appears that Elijah has no need to worry really about
1:34.8	Ahab and Jezebel, because Ahab has bigger fish to fry. God is going to test Ahab with war, specifically
1:42.7	a war with Ben Haddad, king of Aram. Now remember that the term
1:47.9	Ben Haddad is a title. So there are several Ben Haddad's in the Old Testament. Asa, a good king in
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