The mindset of jezebel, however, is alive and well in the church culture, affecting men and women alike. And the dogs shall eat jezebel in the portion of jezreel. There is little conclusive evidence as to the identity of the author of 1,2 kings. Jan 02, 2020 jezebels gruesome death was also predicted by elijah 1 kings 21. An illustrated encyclopedia of lady things kindle edition by holmes, anna. According to the first book of kings, she established. Jezebel is an unsavory biblical figure found in the book of kings, infamous for her deception, trickery, and idolatry. Feb 01, 2014 verlee has represented new york city six times at the national poetry slam under two of the most highlyregarded poetry performance series in the nation. Jezebel is a character mentioned in the bible in the book of 1 kings. The witch is back will equip and empower you to wage spiritual warfare aggressively, live in spiritual victory, and experience gods limitless love and joy as you walk boldly in the call of god on your life. Jezebel was a killer and prostitute, but she had her good side. Read this lesson to learn more about jezebel and the significance of her gory.
I will surely carry out today what i swore to you by the lord, the god of israel. She was an evil, idolatrous and impudent queen whose name today is synonymous with a shameless woman bereft of morals. There is good news however, just like the jezebel of the ot, the jezebel of the nt will have to contend with elijah. The story of jezebel, the phoenician wife of king ahab of israel, is recounted in several brief passages scattered throughout the books of kings. Almighty father, injustice in the world has been part of the human condition ever since the fall of our original parents. How the pagan queen jezebel became a notorious villain in the bible. The divided kingdom the reign of ahab and jezebel in israel previous kings 1 lessons list.
The authors of the book of kings had a political agenda in portraying jezebel as an evil harlot bent on destroying monotheism and the ruination of israel. A lesson to learn from the story of jezebel in the book of. At her table were supported no less than 450 prophets of baal and 400. The books of 1 kings and 2 kings were originally one book. Ahab, captivated by jezebel, took her to wife, and went and served baal and. This had been previously prophesied by elijah 1 kings 21. Jezebel kindle edition by larsen, k romance kindle. This was a massive literary work, unparalleled in terms of scale by anything yet uncovered from the ancient near east. Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne in my place. Whoever the author was, it is clear that he was familiar with the book of deuteronomy as were many of israels prophets. She encouraged worship of baal, including the worship of asherah asherah.
Jezebel appears in the bible in 1 kings, first in chapter 16, verse 31, stated as daughter of ethbaal, king of the sidonians instead of phoenicians. In the book of 1st and 2nd kings she is the wife of the wicked king ahab who was king of israel. This book is the sequel to 1 and 2 samuel and begins by tracing solomons rise to kingship after the death of david. Ahab s marriage to her helped solidify economic ties between israel and the merchant, seagoing phoenician city of sidon. This summary of the book of 1 kings provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 kings. Jezebels death isnt recorded until the book of 2 kings 9. According to the biblical narrative, jezebel, along with her husband, instituted the worship of baal and asherah on a national scale. During my youth, one of the best things my mom could tell me was that we were going to spend the day at the palisades mall in west nyack, new york. She was a phoenician princess, daughter of ethbaal king of the zidonians.
The deuteronomist uses every possible argument to make the case against her. This material has been placed into a collection known as the deuteronomistic history joshua, judges, samuel, kings. Some interpreters see jezebel as commendably faithful to her pagan religion, but the kings writers portray her as a dangerous apostate. Mary elizabeth baxter jezebel1 kings 16, 19 and 21. By interfering with the exclusive worship of the hebrew god, yahweh, by disregarding the rights of the common people, and by defying the great prophets elijah and elisha, she provoked the internecine strife. The tradition is that it was written by the prophet jeremiah. As seen in the book of kings, she eventually takes over the church of god. The difference between the two gives you an idea as to what. The book of 1 kings traces the history of gods covenant people under israels kings, beginning with the reign. King david, king solomon, rehoboam, jeroboam, elijah, ahab, and jezebel.
An introduction to the books of first and second kings. Jezebel was the wife of king ahab who ruled the kingdom of israel. First kings covers about 126 years of israels history. Elijah kills jezebels prophets on mount carmel 1 kings 18. Summary of the books of kings the story of the bible. By interfering with the exclusive worship of the hebrew god, yahweh, by disregarding the rights of the common people, and by defying the great prophets elijah and elisha, she provoked the internecine strife that enfeebled israel for decades.
Before becoming king, ethbaal was noted to have been a priest of astarte, which was the greek form of the moon goddess ashtoreth. She is a phoenician princess who becomes the wife of the israeli king ahab. The marriage of jezebel and king ahab was considered politically corrupt and ultimately the entire family was executed. It is not surprising therefore that eventually we find jesus knocking at the door from outside in rev 3. The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of israel and judah by a deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century bce, with a supplement added in the sixth century bce. Although jezebel is mentioned throughout the book, and the author takes great efforts to explain her behavior and diminish the evil and wanton reputation attributed to her by the account in the kings book of the old testament, the book is really about the book of kings authors and their interpretation and often fabrication of the events involving jezebel and elijah. Kings was broken into two books for convenience sake because of its length.
List of books and articles about jezebel online research. Jack zavada is a writer who covers the bible, theology, and other christianity topics. Jezebel was one of the many antagonists in 1 and 2 book of kings of the hebrew bible also known as the old testament. This summary of the book of 1 kings provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 kings. Discover the bible story verses and meaning of jezebel from the book of kings.
Jezebel, identified in the old testament as the wife of king ahab. Though being heartless and ruthless isnt a crime in most law books, its a sin in gods book, which jezebel had no time for. Since most judeans were no doubt illiterate and could not afford to own copies of this work, the history. On the other hand, there are the four hundred fifty prophets of baal and the four hundred prophets of asherah, who eat at jezebels table 1 kings 18. The book of 1 kings starts with solomon and ends with elijah. According to the biblical narrative, jezebel, along with her husband, instituted the worship of baal and asherah on a. Jewish tradition credits jeremiah the prophet as the author of 1 kings, although bible scholars are divided on the issue. Jezebel was the daughter of ithobaal i of sidon and the wife of ahab, king of israel, according to the book of kings of the hebrew bible. She is the archenemy of the prophet elijah and has been known. Feb 14, 2020 according to the biblical book of kings, elijah gave a prophecy. When jezebel heard about it, she put on eye makeup, arranged her hair and looked out of a window. Jezebel was a phoenician princess in the 9th century who married ahab, the prince of israel. Elijahs prophecy of jezebels doom was fulfilled when jehu triumphed over the house of ahab. The books of first and second kings were originally one book in the hebrew bible, but were later divided into two books.
The book of 1 kings was likely written between 560 and 540 b. Elijahs prophecy of ahabs death in verses 1920 and the prophecy of the dogs licking of his blood is fulfilled in 1 kings 22. Verlee has represented new york city six times at the national poetry slam under two of the most highlyregarded poetry performance series in the nation. The jezebel spirit cannot be found anywhere in the bible. Although jewish tradition credits jeremiah, few today accept this as likely. In the book of kings, it was written that jezebel was eaten by dogs. They were called the third and fourth books of kingdoms, although in the hebrew manuscript the title was called kings, exactly the same as we have in our english bible. He is an interlude stuffed in the middle of the stories of the kings. Jezebels gruesome death was also predicted by elijah 1 kings 21. Unfortunately, due to rampant misinformation and scriptural ignorance, people remain continually unaware of the.
Jezebel article about jezebel by the free dictionary. King ahab, who did more evil in the eyes of the lord than any king of israel before him, 1 kings 16. Apr 30, 2020 jezebel is a character mentioned in the bible in the book of 1 kings. Jezebel the witch is back a new book by landon schott. In the middle of the books of the kings remember that 1 and 2 samuel, as well as 1 and 2 kings, are all part of one big book1,2,3, and 4 kings we get the story of elijah. King ahab had succeeded his father omri on the throne. Amazingly, famine and drought spread across jezebels land, according to the story. Jezebel jezbel, in the first book of kings, phoenician princess who was the wife of king ahab and the mother of ahaziah, jehoram, and athaliah. The jezebel of the old testament was the wife of ahab, king of israel. God and who reject the saving gospel of his beloved son 2 thessalonians 1. This includes the death of david to the death of jehoshaphat, or about 960 to 834 bc.
She encouraged worship of baal, including the worship of asherah and persecuted the prophets of her day. The early greek manuscripts of the old testament combined the books of samuel and kings under the title of kingdoms, or reigns basileiai, basileiwn in the hebrew scriptures the book of kings book 1. Jezebel was the daughter of ithobaal i of sidon and the wife of ahab, king of israel, according to the book of kings of the hebrew bible 1 kings 16. She is the archenemy of the prophet elijah and has. The books of kings were originally one book in the ancient hebrew manuscripts, and the writers of the septuagint divided them.
Jan 01, 2007 the authors of the book of kings had a political agenda in portraying jezebel as an evil harlot bent on destroying monotheism and the ruination of israel. According to the biblical book of kings, elijah gave a prophecy. I would definitely recommend this book,it will open your eyes and change you. The book of 1 kings does not specifically name its author. In addition, she violently purged the prophets of yahweh from israel, damaging the reputation of the omride dynasty. To an israelite, and even to a phoenician, it was an awful threat. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of jezebel. Jezebel brings the worship of baal, a phoenician god, to israel, angering jewish prophets, and is eventually executed. The relationship annabelle has with jezebel is beautiful and in parts of the story i actually shed tears at how helpful jezebel was in guiding annabelle through her life. Jezebel was the daughter of ethbaal, king of the sidonians 1 kings 16. By opposing the worship of the hebrew god yahweh, neglecting the rights and wellbeing of her subjects, and challenging the great prophets elijah and elisha, she prompted the internal conflict that plagued israel for decades. As the books of kings recount, the princess jezebel is brought to the northern kingdom of israel to wed the newly crowned king ahab, son of omri 1 kings 16.
Jezebel, from the old testament kings i and ii, was the wife of king ahab who ruled the kingdom of israel. The first book of kings the reign of ahab and jezebel in israel. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of jeroboam son of nebat, but he also married jezebel daughter of ethbaal king of the sidonians, and began to serve baal and worship him. Amazingly, famine and drought spread across jezebel s land, according to the story. This is an oddity, because of course elijah isnt a king. Jezebel was a phoenician princess, daughter of the phoenician king ethbaal or ithobaal. Dec, 2018 jezebel was the wife of king ahab who ruled the kingdom of israel. Later, jezebel was thrown from a tower, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled on her 2 kings 9. The first book of kings the reign of ahab and jezebel in. She encouraged worship of baal, including the worship of asherah asherah or asheroth, canaanite fertility goddess and. It is a charismatic concoction designed to sell books, suppress women and further an agenda. True to the prophecy, ahab was killed in a battle with syria. However, due to the unique nature of her crimes and alleged promiscuity, she is considered to be the most infamous. Scholars generally identify 1 and 2 kings as part of the deuteronomistic history, attributed either to a single author or to a group of authors and editors collectively known as the deuteronomist.