EXPOSITION
This division of chapters, immediately after the commencement of the
narrative of the reign of Baasha, is somewhat unfortunate, inasmuch as
it obscures the close connexion between the sin of Baasha and the
prophecy which it provoked. The idea the historian would convey is
clearly this—th... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPOSITION
THE REIGN OF AHAB.—With the accession of Ahab a new main section of
our history begins—the section which has its close in the
destruction of the house of Omri by Jehu, as related in 2 Kings 10:1.
And this reign is recorded at unusual length; in fact, it occupies
nearly all the remaining p... [ Continue Reading ]