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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 gonna recover.

So he asks his people to seek answers from a false God,

Baalzab.

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 ahaziah will die ahaziah 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 ahaziah 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. Ahaziah will die.

After Ahaziah 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

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