When I first read the Bible from the beginning, I noted that it seemed to be very important who the Bible characters married. Most notable, as I see it, were Rebecca and Rachel (See Gen.24 and Gen. 28, 29,30). But on reading I Kings, Jezebel stands out as an example of wives being an evil influence: possibly the overriding influence with Ahab. The manner of her demise was outlined by the Lord – “The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.” I Kings 21:23. One has to wait for II Kings to read of the fulfilment of that prophesy – II Kings 9:30-37 to be precise.
But I just turned to something in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy which seems to be relevant to Jezebel’s fate: “Passion, depraved appetites, dishonesty, envy, hatred, revenge ripen into action, only to pass from shame and woe to their final punishment” (188:8).
And so it is with all sin. One thinks of the Tenets of Christian Science, especially the third tenet: “We acknowledge God’s forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts.” (Science and Health 497:9)
Joyce Voysey
Ed: Friends, we will be continuing with I Kings and then get on to II Kings for the month of February.
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