Day 177 (1 Kings 16, 2 Chronicles 17) - Year 8

Tara-Leigh Cobble· Host0:00

[intro music] Hey, Bible readers. I'm Tara-Leigh Cobble, and I'm your host for The Bible Recap. [upbeat music] Today we read two chapters. The first focused on the Northern Kingdom of Israel, and the second focused on the Southern Kingdom of Judah. Let's go up north first. When we open with 1 Kings 16 today, Baasha is still king in Israel, but a prophet named Jehu shows up to speak a word against him. Jehu's dad is the prophet Hanani, the same prophet we met yesterday who called out Asa for his sin and then got thrown into prison. Things go considerably better for Jehu in his confrontation. He prophesies that Baasha's people will be wiped out, and they are, starting with Baasha himself. Next, enter King Baasha's son Elah, who only reigns for two years before his servant Zimri murders him while he's drunk. Then Zimri takes over the throne. But if you think two years is a short reign, Zimri's like, "Watch this," and wraps up his reign in seven days. I've had leftovers last longer. He does accomplish something important, though. He fulfills Jehu's prophecy against the house of Baasha by wiping them all out. There's an interesting Hebrew word that shows up in 16:13 regarding the sins of Baasha and his family. It says, "They sinned and made Israel to sin, provoking the Lord God of Israel to anger with their idols." The word idol here is the Hebrew word hevel, which is the same word we saw over and over again