1 Kings Chapter 16 Discussion

Carlson, Your answer will depend on what you understand love to be. See 1 Cor 13 for a great definition of true brotherly love.

1 John 4:7-21 When you read this the answer to your question will be evident.

Love loves everything.

Hate hates everything.

Love wins.

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For God so loved THE WORLD, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1 John 4:11

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

The 2 words, The World, means Everybody.

Everybody is a candidate to enjoy Gods love and affection; His guidance; and much more.

does god love everybody?

These Kings overtake one another for doing wrong/evil only for them to end up doing the same thing? Is it power and money that corrupts them?

Whether we believe it or not, we are all writing the history of the lives we are living on this side earth in the "Chronicles" of God and we are going to give an account of that history before God one day in the day of judgment. After the account come rewards accordingly as stewards of God. Furthermore, compare this fact with Matthew 12:36,2Corinthians5:10, Galatians 6:7, Revelation 22:11-12.

Sometimes God sends us to "there" and it might not make sense, but His ways are higher than ours and we need to trust God and obey.
Blessings come by being obedient to the Word of God
God provided food not just for the profit but for the widow woman and her son.

Notice how what King Ahab did to provoke the lord, afterwards the lord sent a great draught through the hands of Elijah. Ahab later finding Elijah with the phrase "Art thou he that troubleth Israel? " 1 Kings 18 17 It 's funny how Evil rulers don 't see their repercussion of their acts, and then in turn try to blame everyone else. It 's a true saying Evil rulers will have Evil servants. But Thanks be unto God we are God 's servants and not the servant of Men. Therefore he can feed us , even in draught, as he did the Widow woman that gave Elijah the cake. next chapter She thought more on God 's servant than even herself or her son. Obey God and keep his commandments for David said he has never seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread.

From what tribe of Israel is Zimri and Arza. Is Elah from the tribe of Issachar?

The Lord's awesome wisdom is unquestionable. HE all knowing, is proven when HE says, HE would do and its done. Since ADAM and EVE, The LORD just wants us to obey and follow HIS WORD, HE do not want ROBOTS, we do have FREEWILL. As we see the EVIL KINGS that are leading the children deeper into sin, Yet GOD's Will, will be done, when its all said and done.