Connor Salter
Ahab was a king of Israel, first mentioned in 1 Kings 16. At this point in history, the nation of Israel had split into two separate countries—one called Israel containing ten tribes and one call...
Blair Parke
Jezebel is known by many as the name representing a woman with dangerous and harmful intentions in mind, who never hesitated to create the downfalls of others in order for her plans to work. Jezebel w...
Britt Mooney
What makes the story of Micaiah speaking to King Ahab may be one of the strangest stories about prophets in the Old Testament. What makes it so striking?...
Joel Ryan
What do we know about the two kings named Ahaziah in the Bible? Why did neither of their reigns last more than three years?...
Joel Ryan
Few rulers were as sinfully ambitious as Athaliah, the only queen to rule over the southern kingdom of Judah in its history. But how bad was Athaliah really?...
Meg Bucher
Not all of the kings of Israel and Judah were fully corrupt. Jehu was one such king, who was obedient to God in dismantling the wicked King Ahab, whose evil queen Jezebel was known for leading him ast...
Connor Salter
Omri had the odd distinction of being an Israelite king who experienced, or took part in, three rebellions or civil wars. ...
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
Much of what we know about the characteristics of a leviathan spirit come from theologians and biblical scholars. More than likely this type of spirit is linked to a principality. ...
Bethany Verrett
An idol is inanimate. At best, worshipping a false god is worshipping a rock given a personality through human imagination. At worst, it is open rebellion against God by choosing to worship an evil en...
Jennifer Slattery
Although Scripture records numerous instances when God defended His children from seemingly unconquerable forces, my favorites record when He defeated invading armies first during King Jehoshaphat’s r...
Frank Santora
A spiritual dry spell is a drought, not where there is no physical water, but where there is no living water. And the emptiness or barrenness it causes creates a hole in our hearts that we want to get...
Michael Jakes
The prophet Elijah was thrown into the grips of a depression that only God was able to bring him out of. Elijah’s experience teaches us several simple, but valuable lessons we all need to remember as ...
Clarence L. Haynes Jr.
As we examine the lives of Elisha and Elijah in the Bible allow me to share with you some tremendous leadership principles that were evident in their lives and their relationship....
Frank Santora
In Scripture, rain is often used to represent the breakthrough of God’s blessing of living water into our lives, in such a profound and substantial way, that it is like a heavy downpour. ...
Jessica Brodie
Reading the Old Testament with an eye on the New Testament indicates another perspective about the violence throughout the earth’s earlier days. We know God’s ultimate plan involves rescuing His peopl...
Britt Mooney
While obscure and violent, Elisha’s encounter with these boys teaches us about the role of Old Testament prophets, and even has principles for us today. ...
Mike Leake
There is nothing in this text which mentions a Jezebel spirit. Yet, there does appear to be someone who is like Jezebel. There is one within the church who is exemplifying the same character traits as...
Britt Mooney
The Tenth Commandment might be the last one, but it’s no less serious. It addresses a common problem: we all covet things. So what do we learn from the Bible about why coveting is bad and how to get b...
Ron Edmondson
Elijah had been used of God to hold back rain from the people for over three years, because of their sins. Obviously, he was not well liked as a preacher. I can imagine the stress he experienced durin...
Hope Bolinger
Some names in the Bible can trip us up, either because they are unfamiliar, or because they are so similar. It gets trickier still when people in the Bible change their names, like Saul becoming Paul ...