1st Kings 21: 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. 26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
This week we are going to address the two remaining tentacles of the system, namely: Worship, and Enforcement. In the days of Elijah, the issue to be settled on Mt. Carmel centered around worship, for Jezebel had institutionalized the worship of Baal, and her husband as king of Israel allowed her to rule the day, with no remonstrance whatever.
There is a phrase in the above passage that we must pay attention to: “Whom Jezebel his wife stirred up” This phrase tells us unmistakably, that Jezebel was the chief instigator of all that was taking place with the idolatrous, false worship that overspread the land. Now, even though we are living in an age of political correctness, we’ll have to give the trumpet a certain sound, for the Word says that it was a woman who was pushing king Ahab to do what he had done.
The institution of idolatry, and the worship of Baal were emanating from her to the point where the Bible specifically says that there were 850 priests who ate from Jezebel’s table, not Ahab’s table.
1st Kings 21:26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!