“There will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” 1 Kings 17:1 By the Spirit of Christ, make us shine like stars as we hold out the word of life. PRAYER-Holy Lord, we live in a crooked and depraved time. When the night is darkest, the stars shine brightest. Never had anyone performed greater miracles, even raising the dead. Never had anyone preached with greater power than these two prophets. During the dynasty of Omri and his son Ahab came the ministry of Elijah and his successor Elisha. It was the worst of times, it was the best of times-a time of wicked kings and wondrous prophets. Why not worship various gods and mix different faiths together? Ahab didn’t mind marrying someone who despised God and his Word. Jezebel brought pagan gods and pagan priests to Israel. The marriage brought a stream of money and a flood of evil. Her father, the king of Sidon, was a key player in international trade. To build a political alliance, Ahab married the pagan princess Jezebel. Omri and Ahab continued this evil and added more: they worshiped foreign gods, breaking God’s command to worship him alone. Never in the history of that kingdom of ten tribes had there been rulers as successful as Omri and his son Ahab-and never had there been any so sinful.Įarlier kings had led Israel to worship the Lord in the form of a golden calf, breaking God’s command not to make images of him. As the military and economy boomed, faith fizzled. Israel’s Northern Kingdom was rising to its high point of power and prosperity-and sinking to the lowest evil. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. "Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him." 1 Kings 16:30 A Tale of Two Prophets: Elijah and Elisha b y David Feddes
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