S3E189 – 2 Kings 6-10: That Cursed Woman, Part 2

S3E189 – 2 Kings 6-10: That Cursed Woman, Part 2

From Lifespring! Media All Shows by Steve Webb

April 28, 2026 · 34 min · Season 3 · Episode 189

About this episode

This episode discusses the biblical narrative of Jezebel and her influence on King Ahab, focusing on the events in 2 Kings 6-10.

Transcript Podcast Introduction Our reading today is 2 Kings 6-10. Afterwards, I’ll have some thoughts to share with you. I’m calling today’s episode “That Cursed Woman, Part 2.” Comments on 2 Kings 9 A couple weeks ago, we read 1 Kings 19-22, the title for the episode was That Cursed Woman, Part 1. Of course the Cursed Woman was Jezebel. Let me refresh your memory in regards to Jezebel.   We first read about her in 1 Kings 16:31 when she married King Ahab. According to Today’s Dictionary of the Bible, this was the first time a king of Israel had allied himself by marriage with a heathen princess. And as we’ve seen from our reading, the alliance was not good for anyone concerned. 1 Kings 16:30 says of Ahab, “…Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.” When he married Jezebel, he began worshipping Baal.  You probably remember that in 1 Kings 18 when Elijah had the showdown with 450 so-called prophets of Baal, and how God sent fire down from Heaven and burned up the sacrifice, all the water around the altar, and the 450 prophets? It was Jezebel who sent a message to Elijah which said, “May the gods strike me and…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Webb

Topics covered

  • Jezebel
  • Ahab
  • Elijah
  • Biblical history
  • Old Testament
  • Prophets
  • Worship

Keywords

  • Jezebel
  • Ahab
  • Elijah
  • 2 Kings
  • 1 Kings
  • Bible study
  • Old Testament

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: 2 Kings, 1 Kings

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