Ahaziah gives us a powerful type of the sinful condition of man’s wrong ways to seek deliverance from the sickness unto death. There is a good salvation message in this lesson.
In this chapter, God fulfills His judgment on Ahab. He does so partly by having Ahab’s prophets tell him what he wants to hear. But the word he speaks comes true and he is justified in the end.
This chapter shows us what happens when the covetous heart runs free. The righteous Naboth paid the initial price of Ahab’s covetousness. We should beware the evil results of a covetous heart.
Ahab wins two major battles over Benhadad of Syria. But he does not learn to finish the job.
Elijah had just enjoyed one of the greatest victories in the Bible record. He follows it up with a great defeat.
