[Ahimaaz Smith]

Glory, another powerful reading of the Word, Brother V.

On Baasha, On Asa, On Prancer, On Vixen...

So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.... In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. 1 Kings 16:6-8

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah.... 2 Chronicles 16:1

How did Baasha war upon Judah in the 36th year of Asa's reign, when Baasha seems to have died and Baasha's son Elah became king of Israel in the 26th year of Asa's reign in Judah? Simple--Baasha so loved Elah that he appointed Elah co-king of Israel during the 26th year of Asa's reign. They ruled together for 10 years, then Baasha died. Elah went on to rule 2 years as sole king of Israel.

Wall Pissers, Beware!

And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends. 1 Kings 16:11

People laugh when I tell them that the should not piss against the wall. Well, none of the house of Baasha are laughing anymore! WALL PISSERS, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!

Damned Careless Jews

Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 1 Kings 16:20

Once again, we are reminded that Jews are not to be trusted. How, exactly, did the Jews lose entire books of the Bible, anyway? Didn't they squirrel away several copies in a remote cave for safekeeping?

Ah, well, at least they didn't lose Leviticus. If they had, then we'd all really be screwed, committing all kinds of sins (e.g., sacrificing children to Molech) without even knowing that they were sins.

The First That Should Rise From The Dead

And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 1 Kings 17:22

That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead. Acts 26:23

And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood... Revelation 1:5

Here, Luke (author of Acts) and John (author of Revelation) refer to Christ as the first Christian who has risen from the dead. Of course, Jesus was not the first person to rise from the dead, as we see in 1 Kings 17 (and 2 Kings 4, 2 Kings 13, Matthew 9, Luke 7, and John 11) not to mention the raising of the ghosts of the dead in 1 Samuel 28 and Luke 9 (where we get a twofer, both Moses and Elias).