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 all's a boob.

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

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