So that's how Jezebel got her reputation! She is totally ruthless. It doesn't seem to be so much about greed for her as it is for Ahab. Jezebel is powerful - sneaky powerful. She gets for her husband, the king, what it is that he wants - the neighbor's vineyard.
God condemns them both, as well as anyone belonging to them. At hearing the condemnation, Ahab (but not Jezebel) repents and the LORD changes his verdict. God will postpone the penalty of his sin for the next generation.
Greed and corrupt power are very dangerous to our well being. One may think they're getting over, that they are winning, but they are not. In the end these vices will destroy us and our children and our children's children. There are consequences for taking what does not belong to us. There are definitely consequences to taking the life of another unjustly. We will see the consequences as we read further.
May God help us to support our neighbors in their times of need and to protect them and all that they own.
God condemns them both, as well as anyone belonging to them. At hearing the condemnation, Ahab (but not Jezebel) repents and the LORD changes his verdict. God will postpone the penalty of his sin for the next generation.
Greed and corrupt power are very dangerous to our well being. One may think they're getting over, that they are winning, but they are not. In the end these vices will destroy us and our children and our children's children. There are consequences for taking what does not belong to us. There are definitely consequences to taking the life of another unjustly. We will see the consequences as we read further.
May God help us to support our neighbors in their times of need and to protect them and all that they own.
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