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Ahab is presented as the worst king up to this point. In searching through the historical record we find no mention of Baal worship from the time when Gideon threw down the altar of Baal (Judges 6:25-28) and the reign of Ahab. So his reign brought in a terrible retrograde move.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
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1. Then the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came to Jehu <3058> the son <1121> of Hanani <2607> against Baasha <1201>, saying <559>(8800),
2. Forasmuch as I exalted <7311>(8689) thee out of the dust <6083>, and made <5414>(8799) thee prince <5057> over my people <5971> Israel <3478>; and thou hast walked <3212>(8799) in the way <1870> of Jeroboam <3379>, and hast made my people <5971> Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8686), to provoke me to anger <3707>(8687) with their sins <2403>;
3. Behold, I will take away <1197>(8686) the posterity <310> of Baasha <1201>, and the posterity <310> of his house <1004>; and will make <5414>(8804) thy house <1004> like the house <1004> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>.
4. Him that dieth <4191>(8801) of Baasha <1201> in the city <5892> shall the dogs <3611> eat <398>(8799); and him that dieth <4191>(8801) of his in the fields <7704> shall the fowls <5775> of the air <8064> eat <398>(8799).
5. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Baasha <1201>, and what he did <6213>(8804), and his might <1369>, are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
6. So Baasha <1201> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>, and was buried <6912>(8735) in Tirzah <8656>: and Elah <425> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
7. And also by the hand <3027> of the prophet <5030> Jehu <3058> the son <1121> of Hanani <2607> came the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> against Baasha <1201>, and against his house <1004>, even for all the evil <7451> that he did <6213>(8804) in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, in provoking him to anger <3707>(8687) with the work <4639> of his hands <3027>, in being like the house <1004> of Jeroboam <3379>; and because he killed <5221>(8689) him.
8. In the twenty <6242> <8141> and sixth <8337> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063> began Elah <425> the son <1121> of Baasha <1201> to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in Tirzah <8656>, two years <8141>.
9. And his servant <5650> Zimri <2174>, captain <8269> of half <4276> his chariots <7393>, conspired <7194>(8799) against him, as he was in Tirzah <8656>, drinking <8354>(8802) himself drunk <7910> in the house <1004> of Arza <777> steward of his house <1004> in Tirzah <8656>.
10. And Zimri <2174> went in <935>(8799) and smote <5221>(8686) him, and killed <4191>(8686) him, in the twenty <6242> and seventh <7651> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, and reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
11. And it came to pass, when he began to reign <4427>(8800), as soon as he sat <3427>(8800) on his throne <3678>, that he slew <5221>(8689) all the house <1004> of Baasha <1201>: he left <7604>(8689) him not one that pisseth <8366>(8688) against a wall <7023>, neither of his kinsfolks <1350>(8802), nor of his friends <7453>.
12. Thus did Zimri <2174> destroy <8045>(8686) all the house <1004> of Baasha <1201>, according to the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, which he spake <1696>(8765) against Baasha <1201> by <3027> Jehu <3058> the prophet <5030>,
13. For all the sins <2403> of Baasha <1201>, and the sins <2403> of Elah <425> his son <1121>, by which they sinned <2398>(8804), and by which they made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689), in provoking the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478> to anger <3707>(8687) with their vanities <1892>.
14. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Elah <425>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
15. In the twenty <6242> <8141> and seventh <7651> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063> did Zimri <2174> reign <4427>(8804) seven <7651> days <3117> in Tirzah <8656>. And the people <5971> were encamped <2583>(8802) against Gibbethon <1405>, which belonged to the Philistines <6430>.
16. And the people <5971> that were encamped <2583>(8802) heard <8085>(8799) say <559>(8800), Zimri <2174> hath conspired <7194>(8804), and hath also slain <5221>(8689) the king <4428>: wherefore all Israel <3478> made Omri <6018>, the captain <8269> of the host <6635>, king <4427>(8686) over Israel <3478> that day <3117> in the camp <4264>.
17. And Omri <6018> went up <5927>(8799) from Gibbethon <1405>, and all Israel <3478> with him, and they besieged <6696>(8799) Tirzah <8656>.
18. And it came to pass, when Zimri <2174> saw <7200>(8800) that the city <5892> was taken <3920>(8738), that he went <935>(8799) into the palace <759> of the king's <4428> house <1004>, and burnt <8313>(8799) the king's <4428> house <1004> over him with fire <784>, and died <4191>(8799),
19. For his sins <2403> which he sinned <2398>(8804) in doing <6213>(8800) evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, in walking <3212>(8800) in the way <1870> of Jeroboam <3379>, and in his sin <2403> which he did <6213>(8804), to make Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8687).
20. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Zimri <2174>, and his treason <7195> that he wrought <7194>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
21. Then were the people <5971> of Israel <3478> divided <2505>(8735) into two parts <2677>: half <2677> of the people <5971> followed <1961>(8804) <310> Tibni <8402> the son <1121> of Ginath <1527>, to make him king <4427>(8687); and half <2677> followed <310> Omri <6018>.
22. But the people <5971> that followed <310> Omri <6018> prevailed <2388>(8799) against <854> the people <5971> that followed <310> Tibni <8402> the son <1121> of Ginath <1527>: so Tibni <8402> died <4191>(8799), and Omri <6018> reigned <4427>(8799).
23. In the thirty <7970> <8141> and first <259> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063> began Omri <6018> to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478>, twelve <8147> <6240> years <8141>: six <8337> years <8141> reigned <4427>(8804) he in Tirzah <8656>.
24. And he bought <7069>(8799) the hill <2022> Samaria <8111> of Shemer <8106> for two talents <3603> of silver <3701>, and built <1129>(8799) on the hill <2022>, and called <7121>(8799) the name <8034> of the city <5892> which he built <1129>(8804), after the name <8034> of Shemer <8106>, owner <113> of the hill <2022>, Samaria <8111>.
25. But Omri <6018> wrought <6213>(8799) evil <7451> in the eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and did worse <7489>(8686) than all that were before <6440> him.
26. For he walked <3212>(8799) in all the way <1870> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, and in his sin <2403> wherewith he made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689), to provoke the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478> to anger <3707>(8687) with their vanities <1892>.
27. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Omri <6018> which he did <6213>(8804), and his might <1369> that he shewed <6213>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
28. So Omri <6018> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>, and was buried <6912>(8735) in Samaria <8111>: and Ahab <256> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
29. And in the thirty <7970> <8141> and eighth <8083> year <8141> of Asa <609> king <4428> of Judah <3063> began Ahab <256> the son <1121> of Omri <6018> to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478>: and Ahab <256> the son <1121> of Omri <6018> reigned <4427>(8799) over Israel <3478> in Samaria <8111> twenty <6242> and two <8147> years <8141>.
30. And Ahab <256> the son <1121> of Omri <6018> did <6213>(8799) evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068> above all that were before <6440> him.
31. And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing <7043>(8738) for him to walk <3212>(8800) in the sins <2403> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, that he took <3947>(8799) to wife <802> Jezebel <348> the daughter <1323> of Ethbaal <856> king <4428> of the Zidonians <6722>, and went <3212>(8799) and served <5647>(8799) Baal <1168>, and worshipped <7812>(8691) him.
32. And he reared up <6965>(8686) an altar <4196> for Baal <1168> in the house <1004> of Baal <1168>, which he had built <1129>(8804) in Samaria <8111>.
33. And Ahab <256> made <6213>(8799) a grove <842>; and Ahab <256> did <6213>(8800) more <3254>(8686) to provoke the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478> to anger <3707>(8687) than all the kings <4428> of Israel <3478> that were before <6440> him.
34. In his days <3117> did Hiel <2419> the Bethelite <1017> build <1129>(8804) Jericho <3405>: he laid the foundation <3245>(8765) thereof in Abiram <48> his firstborn <1060>, and set up <5324>(8689) the gates <1817> thereof in his youngest <6810> son Segub <7687>, according to the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, which he spake <1696>(8765) by <3027> Joshua <3091> the son <1121> of Nun <5126>.
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A CHOICE
They were given two choices. When the Jews asked Jeremiah for the word of the LORD on what they were to do, they were given two options The first was to stay in Judah, probably against their better judgement, and to submit. Then they would in peace and prosperity.
The second option was to run away, where, Jeremiah told them, that they would never have peace, but would face war, famine, disaster and death.
Knowing that God always gives the right advice if we are able to trust Him enough, it seems completely logical that they should opt for the easy and comfortable lifestyle promised by God, rather than to choose more self inflicted punishment. But if we read further, we find that they ignored God's advice and inflicted more of His wrath on themselves.
How much like the people of Judah are we? Time and again through the pages of the Bible, God asks us to submit to Him. Over and over Jesus says we need to follow His commands. There are great rewards in doing so, but weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth if we choose not to.
We face the same choice as the Jews did all those years ago. I am sure we all want the best, but are we prepared to follow the right way and actually make the right choices?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Robert
WHEN GOD SPEAKS
The people of Judah had probably discussed a lot of good reasons to head off into Egypt once the Babylonians had left them alone. But looking back on their decision in hindsight, we wonder why they chose to flee to Egypt when Jeremiah had made it perfectly clear that their place - their safe place - was in the land where God had put them. In the end they disobeyed God and lost their lives in the land of Egypt.
We might not always get direct revelations in the same way that the Jews heard directly from God through Jeremiah, but today we have God's word recorded for us in the Bible. There are instructions and principles for just about everything we might encounter through life.
Do we always take the word of God as our guide? Do we turn the other cheek? Do we absolutely refuse to set up idols in our hearts? Are our opinions on sexuality moulded by the world or by God? And we could go on...
It's up to us to obey when we have heard the word of God. Looking back at the Jews, we can see their loss in ignoring God. What about us? Are we like them? Do we do the same?
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2019 Reply to Robert
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1. Then all the captains <8269> of the forces <2428>, and Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and Jezaniah <3153> the son <1121> of Hoshaiah <1955>, and all the people <5971> from the least <6996> even unto the greatest <1419>, came near <5066>(8799),
2. And said <559>(8799) unto Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030>, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication <8467> be accepted <5307>(8799) before <6440> thee, and pray <6419>(8690) for us unto the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, even for all this remnant <7611>; (for we are left <7604>(8738) but a few <4592> of many <7235>(8687), as thine eyes <5869> do behold <7200>(8802) us:)
3. That the LORD <3068> thy God <430> may shew <5046>(8686) us the way <1870> wherein we may walk <3212>(8799), and the thing <1697> that we may do <6213>(8799).
4. Then Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030> said <559>(8799) unto them, I have heard <8085>(8804) you; behold, I will pray <6419>(8693) unto the LORD <3068> your God <430> according to your words <1697>; and it shall come to pass, that whatsoever thing <1697> the LORD <3068> shall answer <6030>(8799) you, I will declare <5046>(8686) it unto you; I will keep <4513> <0> nothing <1697> back <4513>(8799) from you.
5. Then they said <559>(8804) to Jeremiah <3414>, The LORD <3068> be a true <571> and faithful <539>(8737) witness <5707> between us, if we do <6213>(8799) not even according to all things <1697> for the which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> shall send <7971>(8799) thee to us.
6. Whether it be good <2896>, or whether it be evil <7451>, we will obey <8085>(8799) the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068> our God <430>, to whom we <580> send <7971>(8802) thee; that it may be well <3190>(8799) with us, when we obey <8085>(8799) the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068> our God <430>.
7. And it came to pass after <7093> ten <6235> days <3117>, that the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto Jeremiah <3414>.
8. Then called <7121>(8799) he Johanan <3110> the son <1121> of Kareah <7143>, and all the captains <8269> of the forces <2428> which were with him, and all the people <5971> from the least <6996> even to the greatest <1419>,
9. And said <559>(8799) unto them, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>, unto whom ye sent <7971>(8804) me to present <5307>(8687) your supplication <8467> before <6440> him;
10. If ye will still <7725>(8800) abide <3427>(8799) in this land <776>, then will I build <1129>(8804) you, and not pull you down <2040>(8799), and I will plant <5193>(8804) you, and not pluck you up <5428>(8799): for I repent <5162>(8738) me of the evil <7451> that I have done <6213>(8804) unto you.
11. Be not afraid <3372>(8799) of <6440> the king <4428> of Babylon <894>, of whom <6440> ye are afraid <3373>; be not afraid <3372>(8799) of him, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>: for I am with you to save <3467>(8687) you, and to deliver <5337>(8687) you from his hand <3027>.
12. And I will shew <5414>(8799) mercies <7356> unto you, that he may have mercy <7355>(8765) upon you, and cause you to return <7725>(8689) to your own land <127>.
13. But if ye say <559>(8802), We will not dwell <3427>(8799) in this land <776>, neither obey <8085>(8800) the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068> your God <430>,
14. Saying <559>(8800), No; but we will go <935>(8799) into the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, where we shall see <7200>(8799) no war <4421>, nor hear <8085>(8799) the sound <6963> of the trumpet <7782>, nor have hunger <7456>(8799) of bread <3899>; and there will we dwell <3427>(8799):
15. And now therefore hear <8085>(8798) the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, ye remnant <7611> of Judah <3063>; Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>; If ye wholly <7760>(8800) set <7760>(8799) your faces <6440> to enter <935>(8800) into Egypt <4714>, and go <935>(8804) to sojourn <1481>(8800) there;
16. Then it shall come to pass, that the sword <2719>, which ye feared <3373>, shall overtake <5381>(8686) you there in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>, and the famine <7458>, whereof ye were afraid <1672>(8802), shall follow close <1692>(8799) after <310> you there in Egypt <4714>; and there ye shall die <4191>(8799).
17. So shall it be with all the men <582> that set <7760>(8804) their faces <6440> to go <935>(8800) into Egypt <4714> to sojourn <1481>(8800) there; they shall die <4191>(8799) by the sword <2719>, by the famine <7458>, and by the pestilence <1698>: and none of them shall remain <8300> or escape <6412> from <6440> the evil <7451> that I will bring <935>(8688) upon them.
18. For thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, the God <430> of Israel <3478>; As mine anger <639> and my fury <2534> hath been poured forth <5413>(8738) upon the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Jerusalem <3389>; so shall my fury <2534> be poured forth <5413>(8799) upon you, when ye shall enter <935>(8800) into Egypt <4714>: and ye shall be an execration <423>, and an astonishment <8047>, and a curse <7045>, and a reproach <2781>; and ye shall see <7200>(8799) this place <4725> no more.
19. The LORD <3068> hath said <1696>(8765) concerning you, O ye remnant <7611> of Judah <3063>; Go <935>(8799) ye not into Egypt <4714>: know <3045>(8799) certainly <3045>(8800) that I have admonished <5749>(8689) you this day <3117>.
20. For ye dissembled <8582>(8689) in your hearts <5315>, when ye sent <7971>(8804) me unto the LORD <3068> your God <430>, saying <559>(8800), Pray <6419>(8690) for us unto the LORD <3068> our God <430>; and according unto all that the LORD <3068> our God <430> shall say <559>(8799), so declare <5046>(8685) unto us, and we will do <6213>(8804) it.
21. And now I have this day <3117> declared <5046>(8686) it to you; but ye have not obeyed <8085>(8804) the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068> your God <430>, nor any thing for the which he hath sent <7971>(8804) me unto you.
22. Now therefore know <3045>(8799) certainly <3045>(8800) that ye shall die <4191>(8799) by the sword <2719>, by the famine <7458>, and by the pestilence <1698>, in the place <4725> whither ye desire <2654>(8804) to go <935>(8800) and to sojourn <1481>(8800).
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Every time we read the account of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection, we cannot help but be impressed with the exceptional love and loyalty that the women following him displayed. They were at Calvary when Jesus was put to death. They were in the garden when Jesus was buried, and now very early in the morning, they are there once again, in order to anoint the body. On more than one occasion we have it heard asked: Where were the eleven?
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to John
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1. And <2532> when <1230> <0> the sabbath <4521> was past <1230>(5637), Mary <3137> Magdalene <3094>, and <2532> Mary <3137> the mother <3588> of James <2385>, and <2532> Salome <4539>, had bought <59>(5656) sweet spices <759>, that <2443> they might come <2064>(5631) and anoint <218>(5661) him <846>.
2. And <2532> very <3029> early in the morning <4404> the first <3391> day of the week <4521>, they came <2064>(5736) unto <1909> the sepulchre <3419> at the rising <393>(5660) of the sun <2246>.
3. And <2532> they said <3004>(5707) among <4314> themselves <1438>, Who <5101> shall roll <617> <0> us <2254> away <617>(5692) the stone <3037> from <1537> the door <2374> of the sepulchre <3419>?
4. And <2532> when they looked <308>(5660), they saw <2334>(5719) that <3754> the stone <3037> was rolled away <617>(5769): for <1063> it was <2258>(5713) very <4970> great <3173>.
5. And <2532> entering <1525>(5631) into <1519> the sepulchre <3419>, they saw <1492>(5627) a young man <3495> sitting <2521>(5740) on <1722> the right side <1188>, clothed <4016>(5772) in a long white <3022> garment <4749>; and <2532> they were affrighted <1568>(5681).
6. And <1161> he saith <3004>(5719) unto them <846>, Be <1568> <0> not <3361> affrighted <1568>(5744): Ye seek <2212>(5719) Jesus <2424> of Nazareth <3479>, which <3588> was crucified <4717>(5772): he is risen <1453>(5681); he is <2076>(5748) not <3756> here <5602>: behold <2396> the place <5117> where <3699> they laid <5087>(5656) him <846>.
7. But <235> go your way <5217>(5720), tell <2036>(5628) his <846> disciples <3101> and <2532> Peter <4074> that <3754> he goeth before <4254>(5719) you <5209> into <1519> Galilee <1056>: there <1563> shall ye see <3700>(5695) him <846>, as <2531> he said <2036>(5627) unto you <5213>.
8. And <2532> they went out <1831>(5631) quickly <5035>, and fled <5343>(5627) from <575> the sepulchre <3419>; for <1161> they trembled <2192>(5707) <5156> and <2532> were amazed <1611>: neither <2532> said they <2036>(5627) any thing <3762> to any <3762> man; for <1063> they were afraid <5399>(5711).
9. Now <1161> when Jesus was risen <450>(5631) early <4404> the first <4413> day of the week <4521>, he appeared <5316>(5648) first <4412> to Mary <3137> Magdalene <3094>, out of <575> whom <3739> he had cast <1544>(5715) seven <2033> devils <1140>.
10. And she <1565> went <4198>(5679) and told <518>(5656) them that had been <1096>(5637) with <3326> him <846>, as they mourned <3996>(5723) and <2532> wept <2799>(5723).
11. And they <2548>, when they had heard <191>(5660) that <3754> he was alive <2198>(5719), and <2532> had been seen <2300>(5681) of <5259> her <846>, believed not <569>(5656).
12. After <1161> <3326> that <5023> he appeared <5319>(5681) in <1722> another <2087> form <3444> unto two <1417> of <1537> them <846>, as they walked <4043>(5723), and went <4198>(5740) into <1519> the country <68>.
13. And they <2548> went <565>(5631) and told <518>(5656) it unto the residue <3062>: neither <3761> believed they <4100>(5656) them <1565>.
14. Afterward <5305> he appeared <5319>(5681) unto the eleven <1733> as they <846> sat at meat <345>(5740), and <2532> upbraided <3679>(5656) them with their <846> unbelief <570> and <2532> hardness of heart <4641>, because <3754> they believed <4100>(5656) not <3756> them which had seen <2300>(5666) him <846> after he was risen <1453>(5772).
15. And <2532> he said <2036>(5627) unto them <846>, Go ye <4198>(5679) into <1519> all <537> the world <2889>, and preach <2784>(5657) the gospel <2098> to every <3956> creature <2937>.
16. He that believeth <4100>(5660) and <2532> is baptized <907>(5685) shall be saved <4982>(5701); but <1161> he that believeth not <569>(5660) shall be damned <2632>(5701).
17. And <1161> these <5023> signs <4592> shall follow <3877>(5692) them that believe <4100>(5660); In <1722> my <3450> name <3686> shall they cast out <1544>(5692) devils <1140>; they shall speak <2980>(5692) with new <2537> tongues <1100>;
18. They shall take up <142>(5692) serpents <3789>; and if <2579> they drink <4095>(5632) any <5100> <0> deadly <2286> thing <5100>, it shall not <3364> hurt <984>(5692) them <846>; they shall lay <2007>(5692) hands <5495> on <1909> the sick <732>, and <2532> they shall <2192>(5692) recover <2573>.
19. So <3303> then <3767> after <3326> the Lord <2962> had spoken <2980>(5658) unto them <846>, he was received up <353>(5681) into <1519> heaven <3772>, and <2532> sat <2523>(5656) on <1537> the right hand <1188> of God <2316>.
20. And <1161> they <1565> went forth <1831>(5631), and preached <2784>(5656) every where <3837>, the Lord <2962> working with <4903>(5723) them, and <2532> confirming <950>(5723) the word <3056> with <1223> signs <4592> following <1872>(5723). Amen <281>.