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Today's reading 1Kings 15-17
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Kings 15; 1Kings 16; 1Kings 17

1Kings 15
Abijah of Judah was an evil king (1Kings 15.1-2, 6-8; 2Chronicles 13.1-2, 22-14.1). The only good thing in Abijah;s life was that he had Asa as a son/

Asa King of Judah (1Kings 15.9-22; 2Chronicles 14.2-3; 15.16-16.6) and (1Kings 15.23-24; 2Chronicles 16.11-17.1) was a good king.he expelled the male shrine prostitutes from the land and got rid of all the idols. He even got rid of the Asherah pole that his grandmother, Maachah made. He was fully committed to the Lord, although he did not remove the high places..

Nadab, (1Kings 15.25-31) King of Israel was an evil king, following in the way of idolatry of his father Jeroboam. Baasha killed Nadab and also ended killing all of Jeroboam’s family.

Baasha, King of Israel (1Kings 15.33-16.7) became king of Israel and was an evil king following the ways of Jeroboam.. Jehu prophesied that Baasha and his family would be killed.. Baasha’s house would be desolate like Jeroboam, He had a son Elah who succeeded him as king.

Elah, King of Israel (1Kings 16.8-14) was also an evil king. He had also cause Israel to worship idols. Zimri killed the family of Baasha, leaving no male survivors of Baasha’s family.

Zimri, King of Israel (1Kings 16.15-20) was an evil king Zimri had killed Elah, king of Israel and became king. Omri, the commander of the Israelite army overthrew Zimri and became king.

Omri, King of Israel (1Kings 16.21-28) was also an evil king and sinned more than the other kings before him. He had a son, Ahab, who succeeded him as king.

Ahab, becomes King of Israel (1Kings 16.29-34) was the most evil of the Kings of Israel. The Bible said that ‘He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam, but he also married Jezebel and began to serve Baal and worship him.

Kings of Israel and Judah
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Information on the Kings of Judah

1Kings 17
In verses (1-6) Elijah went to Ahab and told him that it would not reign nor dew in the next few years. The Lord preserved Elijah during this period of drought at the in the Kerith Ravine with water from the brook and bread and meat brought to him from ravens.
When the brook dried up Elijah was told to go to Zarephath, where he met a widow with barely enough for a meal for her and her family, at his request, gave him some of the cake in faith. There was food that miraculously and constantly appeared to keep the widow, her son and Elijah during this time of need. The widow’s son died and Elijah raise him from the dead. What can we learn from this? Even during this time of evil and famine, God knows how to take care of his own. He supplied all the needs for Elijah, and this widow and her son. Philippians 4.19 ‘And my God will meet your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus’