Israel had had 60 years of wicked kings when Ahab ascended to the throne. And he did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel than all the kings of Israel who were before him (1 Kin. 16:32). How is that for a reputation? His reign was the pinnacle of wickedness. In charge of God's people. He was the leader of Israel sitting on the throne of a long succession of wicked men. If that were not bad enough, he took Jezebel as his wife. She was from a long line of Baal worshiping people. Her father was a king and a king-priest of Baal. As a part of her "dowry" she brought the hideously wicked worship of Baal into Israel when she married Ahab. She could not have been more clearly used of Satan than if he had appeared in the flesh. She was the power behind the throne of Israel and Satan was the power behind her. She quickly influenced her husband to build an altar for Baal and to worship there with her. This is in the midst of the land of Israel. Among God's chosen people. Satan used her like a pawn in his devious plan to be exalted above the one true God. And Ahab evidently never raised an objection.
To all my bloggy mommies, I have taken time to write a glimpse of Jezebel's story as a warning to all of us who name the name of Jesus. We must become in-depth students of the Word of God in order to recognize error when it is represented as truth. We must learn God's Word and hide it in our heart so that we can detect sin when it is framed as tolerance. We must rightly divide the Word of truth so that we can teach our children in the midst of a world that has gone made. Put on the full armor of God and fight the good fight of faith! Blessings.
