1 Kings 16:15-34
In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned twelve years, six of them in Tirzah. He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria, after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
But Omri did evil in the eyes of the Lord and sinned more than all those before him. He followed completely the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, so that they aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, by their worthless idols.
In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years. Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. He not only considered it trivial to commit the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, but he also married Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and began to serve Baal and worship him. He set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he built in Samaria. Ahab also made an Asherah pole and did more to arouse the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, than did all the kings of Israel before him.
Zimri introduces a short-lived new dynasty and commits suicide when under siege by Omri.
In the writer's view, religious life in Israel reaches an all-time low in Ahab's 22-years reign, The king's marriage to Jezebel of Tyre, effecting an alliance between Israel and it northern neighbor Phoenicia, beings political strength and trade benefits. But Jezebel is strongly attached to her own religion, and she persuades Ahab to 'sin against the Lord by imposing the worship of the Phoenician god Melqart on his people. The scene is set for the appearance of Elijah, and a classic conflict of 'church versus state'
Why?
There was no God in Israel so people do what they want to do, short-live new dynasty comes frequently.
Omri built the hill and built the city of Samaria, which became the Capital of Israelites.
Ahab son of Omri became king of Isreal, he did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him. When people did not know the Lord, their hearts turned selfish and greedy. All of their deeds roused the anger of the Lord.
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北國的三個王朝，心利推翻巴沙，暗利推翻心利，暗利王朝比較長，特別是亞哈王，記載特別多。兩次預言下場都很慘，而且很快就應驗了。暗利有前車之鑒，有機會好好把握，但是他依然行耶和華眼中看為惡的事！暗利所行的按照耶波羅安所行的。之後所行的惡比前面諸王更甚（出現兩次）。亞哈王開始明目張膽的拜偶像，拜外邦的神。
重修耶利哥城的倒塌建立以色列人的信心，得應許之地的必然。重建耶利哥城表示失去應許之地。長子死了很嚴重的事，再死幼子，因為他們不以為然，或許認為巧合發生，同時他們已經不讀聖經。不認識神的下場很悽慘。從歷史中來反省我們自己，不是來責罵人。
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How?
When people live without the Lord, their mind and heart are full of sins.
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