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Bible Reading: I Kings 21:5-25
Key Verse: Verse 25 – “But there was none like unto Ahab,
which did sell himself to work wickedness in the
sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Key Words: Jezebel his wife stirred up.
The name Jezebel was
certainly not appropriate for this woman.
The name Jezebel means chaste, free from carnality.
There are several things
we know about Jezebel. First, she was
opposed to the man of God. She desired
to see Elijah put to death (I Kings 19:2).
Secondly, we know that she worshipped the god of Baal. Jezebel’s father’s name was Ethbaal which
means a man of Baal. Jezebel had been
raised to worship this false god. Third
of all, we know she was a domineering wife (I Kings 21:7). We also know she loved adornment (II Kings
9:30). Fifth of all, we know she died a
horrible death (II Kings 9:33). Lastly,
we know that she was a cursed woman (II King 9:34).
Jezebel failed to realize
that there is one more powerful than her, and that there’s a payday someday.
The story is told of a
farmer in a Midwestern town who had a strong disdain for “religious”
things. As he plowed his field on Sunday
morning, he would shake his fist at the church people who passed by on their
way to worship. October came and the
farmer had his finest crop ever – the best in the entire county. When the harvest was complete, he placed an
advertisement in the local paper which belittled the Christians for their faith
in God. Near the end of his diatribe he
wrote, “Faith in God must not mean much if someone like me can prosper.” The response from the Christians in the
community was quiet and polite. In the
next edition of the town paper, a small ad appeared. It read simply, “God doesn’t always settle
His accounts in October.” Amen and
Amen!!
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Don’t live like Jezebel,
or you’ll surely die like her as well.
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