HER STORY: Kings and Queens, Jezebel

Just the word โ€œjezebelโ€ evokes a whole evil, erotic, seductive mystique, doesnโ€™t it? I looked โ€œjezebelโ€ up in the dictionary, and hereโ€™s what Webster-Merriam has to say: โ€œan impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman.โ€ According to other definitions, A jezebel is a wicked, evil, scheming female who is manipulates her victims into giving her wealth, … Continue reading HER STORY: Kings and Queens, Jezebel

Isaiah 7: Sign of the Virgin

. God would direct the Assyrian armies to bring judgment, one-by-one, to all three kings, and all three lands, for the same ill pervaded them all, the fatal illness of idolatry.

Isaiah 7: Second Chances

Ahaz did not have faith in God, and so he was not going to be able to stand firm at all. He refused Godโ€™s promise, protection, and perspective. He turned in fear to what he really had faith inโ€•an alliance with Assyria.

Minor Prophets: The Book of Micah

Micah is the next prophet after Jonah, historically speaking. He spoke the words of God toward the end of the eighth century, 740-687 B.C. in the southern kingdom of Judah during the reigns of good king Jotham, evil king Ahaz, and good king Hezekiah.