“ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, ”
The Story of Naboth. This is evidently not a part of the Elijah story of 1 Kings 17-19. There are certain differences of style; e.g. Ahab is described as king of Samaria (1); and Elijah does not,...
DISCOURSE: 353 THE FEIGNED REPENTANCE OF AHAB 1 Kings 21:27-29 . And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay...
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Naboth's Vineyard 1. After these things] The LXX places this chapter after 1 Kings 19 , and so prevents the separation of 1 Kings 20:22 , which are closely connected. Jezreel ] in the plain of...
NABOTH'S VINEYARD 1 Kings 21:1-29 "The triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the godless is but for a moment." - Job 20:5 "If weakness may excuse, What murderer, what traitor,...
Breaking Three Commandments 1 Kings 21:1-29 ; 1 Kings 1:1-53 ; 1 Kings 2:1-46 ; 1 Kings 3:1-28 ; 1 Kings 4:1-34 ; 1 Kings 5:1-18 ; 1 Kings 6:1-38 ; 1 Kings 7:1-51 ; 1 Kings 8:1-66 ; 1 Ki...
This is a story in the private life of Ahab. Next to his own broad and rich possessions was a vineyard, the inheritance of a man who by comparison with Ahab was poor. Naboth, loyal to the law of God,...
(27) And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. (28) And the word of the LORD cam...
And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite ,.... After he was gone from Ahab, and Ahab had been some time in this humble posture; the Targum calls it the word of prophecy, and so it was, a...
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Ver. 28. And the word of the Lord. ] Who had soon seen this - though but feigned and forced - humiliation, and sent words of comfort....
THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF NABOTH (vs.1-16) When one adopts a sullen, sulking character, it is likely to develop more seriously. Ahab illustrated this in his dealings with Naboth the Jezreelite....
Ahab's Doom Foretold. B. C. 899. 17 And the word of the L ORD came to Elijah the Tish...
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Jezebel Arranges Naboth's Death In Order To Obtain His Vineyard For Ahab Who Is Then Severely Rebuked By Elijah ( 1 Kings 21:1-28 ). The story of Naboth's Vineyard is introduced here in order to i...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 1 Kings 21:19 . Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? —Crime traced back to the true criminal, for he, even more than Jezebel, actuated the deed. God is “...
1 Kings 21:3 . The Lord forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers. Moses forbids the sale of an inheritance. Leviticus 25:23 . Naboth had sons, it is presumed, and the sale w...
EXPOSITION THE STORY OF NABOTH . THE DOOM OF AHAB 'S HOUSE . HIS PENITENCE .— 1 Kings 21:1 And it came to pass after these things [These words are omitted in the Vat....
The Prophecy of Ahab's Doom