1Kings 15-17

Overview of chapter 15
Kings of Judah:
- Abijam - 3 years, evil, fought with Jeroboam king of Israel.
- Asa - 41 years, wholly devoted to God, fought with Baasha king of Israel, died with diseased feet.
- Jehoshaphat -

Kings of Israel:
Jeroboam - 22 years, evil.
Nadab - 2 years, evil, murdered by his successor Baasha.
Baasha - 24 years, evil, executed everyone from Jeroboam’s household as prophesied in 1Kings 14, fought with Asa.

Overview of chapter 16
Kings of Israel:
- Elah - 2 years, evil, murdered by his successor and chariot commander Zimri (who also killed his household as prophesied earlier in the chapter).
- Zimri - 7 days, evil, overthrown by his successor Omri and commited suicide.
- Tibni - ?, ruled over half of Israel at the same time as Omri, but was overthrown.
- Omri - 12 years, evil, built Samaria.
- Ahab - 22 years, evil, married Jezebel and restarted Baal worship.

A man named Hiel rebuild Jericho, but it cost him his first and second born sons as prophesied in Joshua 6:26.

Overview of chapter 17
A prophet named Elijah prophesied during the reign of king Ahab that their would be a huge draught. The Lord told Elijah to hide, but God miraculously provided food for him first by having a raven feed him, then a widow who had no food, but it miraculously appeared. This widow also had a son who was sick and she blamed Elijah. Elijah covered the boy in prayer, and the Lord healed him.

Reflection
If someone was to describe your time on earth, would it be wholly devoted to God or evil? Do you provide for God’s messengers? Do you believe that God can heal those ask?

For Further Study
Miraculous Healing: Genesis 20:17, Exodus 15:26, Leviticus 13:18, Numbers 12:13-15, Deuteronomy 32:39, Psalm 30:2, Proverbs 12:18, Matthew 4:23, Acts 4:14, 1Corithians 12:9, James 5:16, 1Peter 2:24, Revelation 13:3, Revelation 22:2.