What a sad epitaph for Jehoram, "He passed away, to no one's regret…"

Ahaziah had much to overcome. His father Jehoram had been a poor excuse for a king to say the least. His grandfather was King Ahab. And to top it off…
"…his mother encouraged him in doing wrong."

Ben-Hadad, king of Aram sent a gift to Elisha. What a gift! Forty camel-loads of all the finest wares of Damascus. What did he think Elisha would do with such a "gift"?

Jezebel's demise was exactly what was prophesied. However...the spirit of Jezebel lives on.
Rev 2:20
Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
And this was in a church! Any connections for today's church? Are there pagan teachings in our churches today that lead people into sexual immorality?  Do church leaders hide behind a facade of political correctness and claim that social issues are "political" instead of Biblical?  Are these the leaders that Jesus calls hypocrites?  "How horrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You don't enter it yourselves, and you don't permit others to enter when they try. Mat 23:13


The good news is…someday the spirit of Jezebel will be destroyed just as was Jezebel herself.