Ahab and Naboth: A Tale Twice Told
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds!
when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away:
so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.
Micah 2:1f (Spoke 11, Cycle 2)
I tremble at the overwhelming glory of God's Wisdom. All the hairs
on my body stand on end - like little worshippers praising their Creator - when He opens my eyes
to the wonders of His Work. The two
verses above are just such a miracle. What wonder! A miracle
that remains ablaze - burning bright before our very eyes - able to be viewed now and forever!
Omri and Ahab
The story begins with one of the wickedest Kings in Israel's history - Ahab the son of Omri.
These names (Omri, Ahab) [Verify] appear
together in four verses of the Bible: three consective verses in 1 Kings and one in
Micah:
| 1 Kings 16.28f |
Micah 6.15f |
| So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of
Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty
and two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that
were before him. |
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives,
but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not
drink wine. For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of
the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make
thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore
ye shall bear the reproach of my people. |
We have a Spoke 11 |
