Hey Bible Readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

Second Kings opens by recounting Moab's rebellion against God and the people of Judah,

and we'll come back to this when we get to Chapter 3 in a few minutes.

Meanwhile in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, their king falls through a roof and is

injured. He wants to know if he's going to recover. So he asks his people to seek answers from a false

God. But al-Zibub. You may recognize that name, but maybe you didn't know this is where it came from.

And you may also recognize the name's meaning. It translates to Lord of the Flies.

But the one true God is privy to all that's happening, so he sends the angel

of the Lord to give Elijah an assignment. Elijah needs to rebuke the King's servant for seeking

out guidance from a false God and let them know their King Ahazaya will die.

Ahazaya is not happy with Elijah's message, of course, so he sends 50 people to threaten him.

But when they get there, Elijah pulls out his trademark moves of

calling down fire from heaven and consumes them. A Hazaya must think it's a

fluke because he sends a second and then a third set of people to confront Elijah. By the third set, the captain is

nervous because now 100 people are toast. The first two captains were pretty demanding

of Elijah, but the third captain is more cautious and respectful, and he tries to talk reasonably

with Elijah.

Elijah lets him know that God's word is firm. A Hazaya will die.

After a Hazaya dies, his younger brother, Jehoram, becomes the new king of Israel.

And this is worth noting, the king of Judah at this time is also named Jehoram.

Some Bible translations try to help with this confusion by referring to the King of Israel as Joram instead.

So you may not have to deal with this confusion at all, depending which translation you're using.

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