Elijah: Jezebel & Ahab’s Wars

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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# 221 - Elijah: Jezebel, & Ahab’s War - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, When King Ahab faces invasion, God grants him an unexpected victory—but mercy given outside of obedience becomes his downfall. In this episode from 1 Kings 20, discover how compromise in the name of power can turn triumph into judgment.Episode 221 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Isaiah 40:28–29, "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak."Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:29) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:30) Elijah: Jezebel, & Ahab’s War(26:29) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the Chosen People. The morning after Mount Carmel was quiet, the hills stretched
0:08.9	golden under the first breath of sunlight. Elijah sat outside his home, cross-legged, his fingers curled
0:18.2	around a simple clay cup of watered wine.
0:21.6	For the first time in years, the tension in his body had begun to uncoil.
0:27.6	The fire had fallen, the heavens opened, rain had come, and the people collapsed in worship to Yahweh.
0:36.6	Maybe Israel would finally return. Maybe Jezebel's grip had
0:41.5	begun to slip. But the quiet was interrupted by the sound of running, a messenger.
0:47.4	By this time tomorrow, your blood will stain the earth. You will not die a hero.
0:55.6	You will not die a martyr.
0:59.2	You will die as a man abandoned, screaming for a God who will not answer, and only the rats
1:07.9	will mourn you.
1:10.4	That's not ink, my lord.
1:13.1	It's blood.
1:15.7	The blood of the prophets of Ball.
1:18.8	Elijah went white.
1:20.9	He didn't think, didn't speak, didn't breathe.
1:25.4	He just ran.
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