Jezebel the Heathen Queen 1 Kings162931 Jezebel The Pagan Princess Daughter of the King of Sidon 1 Kings 1631 Long history of idol worship Jdg 106 1 Ki 115 Future history of wickedness Matt 1122 ID: 304825
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Bad Girls of the Bible
Jezebel: the Heathen Queen
1 Kings16:29-31Slide2
Jezebel -- The Pagan Princess
Daughter of the King of Sidon (1 Kings 16:31)Long history of idol worship (Jdg 10:6, 1 Ki 11:5)Future history of wickedness (Matt 11:22)Fierce in her worship of false godsBaal - nature-god, believed to control fertility in agriculture, animals & humans; son of Dagon, grain god of the Amorites (1 Kings 17:1-7, 1 Sam 5:2-7)
Ashtoreth - mother & companion to Baal, cultic worship encouraged sexual abandon (Judges 2:13)
Ahab took her as his queen in direct opposition to the will of God (
Deut
7:3-4)
This intensified an ongoing problem that began with Solomon
(1
Kings
11:1-5) Slide3
Jezebel Led Her Husband Astray
Encouraged a corrupt worship to false godsServed & worshiped Baal (1 Kings 16:31)Built a temple for Baal in Samaria (1 Kings 16:32)Maintained 450 false prophets in palace (1 Kings 18:19)Persecuted God’s followers (1 Kings 18:4, 13; 19:1-3)Incited ungodly behavior unbecoming of a kingUrged change in Jewish land ownership laws (1 Kings 21:1-3, Lev. 25:23)
Practiced deceit, treachery, superiority in order to fulfill a covetous, controlling nature (1 Kings 21:4-16)Slide4
Jezebel Led the Nation of Israel Away
Ahab (with his wife) did more to anger the Lord than all who reigned before Him (1 Kings 21:25)He led the people to worship idolsHe turned his back on the laws of God concerning ownershipHe allowed deceit and murder to fulfill his own selfish desiresThey left a legacy of wickedness in their childrenAthaliah, queen of Judah, who murdered all her grandchildren except
Joash
so she could rule (2 Kings 11:1-16)
Ahaziah
, made Israel sin like Jeroboam (1 Kings 22:52-53
)
Jehoram
, ruled after
Ahaziah’s
death, and followed the sins of Jeroboam (2 Kings 3:1-3)
The fickle hearts of the people frustrated the servants of God (1 Kings 18:21, 19:10)Slide5
Jezebel Assured Her Own Destruction
God’s response to this wicked king and queen – a three-fold commission (1 Kings 19:15-17):Hazael of Aram to wage war against AhabJehu, son of Nimshi, to become the next king of IsraelElisha, to succeed as prophet of the LordFulfillment of this commission:
Ahab is killed (1 Kings 22:29-37)
Family of Ahab is killed (2 Kings 1:16-17, 9:24, 10:6-11, 10:17)
Prophets of Baal were killed (2 Kings 10:17-28)
Jezebel’s own dramatic death (1 Kings 21:23, 2 Kings 9:30-37)Slide6
Lessons for us from the life of Jezebel
Our influence over our husbands and families is a powerful thing, indeed:1 Peter 3:1-2Ephesians 6:41 Samuel 1:27-28Our choice of spouse has far-reaching significance:2 Corinthians 6:141 Corinthians 15:33
Our
decisions can and should have national significance:
Proverbs 14:34
Luke 20:25
Romans 13:1