If you want to learn more about Jezebel than you were taught in Sunday School, then this is the book for you. If you’ve read your Bible, you know how this story ends. But I always wondered what happened that wasn’t written about in the Bible. I never took the time to go through all of the historical texts to find the answers, but now all of those empty spaces about Jezebel’s life are filled in with at least the things I wanted to know about, possibly more.
When Jezebel married King Ahab, the people of Israel were so sure she was bringing unity between her nation and Israel. In their minds, she was bringing change and progress to their nation. What she brought though was Baal, the storm god of Canaan.
And she brought chaos. So many Israelite girls wanted to be hired to work for her, and many of them were. But most if not all of those hired were sent to be temple prostitutes with no way to contact their families and tell them what was really going on.
She even has a temple built for Baal in the heart of Israel. Elijah, considered by some to be a mad prophet, challenges her to a duel between the deities they worship. This battle between the deities is one of the things I always associate with Jezebel as well as her rage when Baal loses and all of his prophets killed. She is so angry she threatens Elijah’s life, and he, even though he has just witnessed the amazing power of God, flees.
The other event I think of when I think about Jezebel is her being thrown to the ground and killed. It was foretold that this would happen and that she would be eaten by dogs. In this book, there was so much more going on around her at this specific time, things that only added tension to the story.
If, like me, when you read a really good book, you picture the events taking place in your head, you’ll absolutely love this book. Witness the battles between angels and demons as well as between the battles going on between men and in their thoughts.
If you would like to read this amazing book, I’ve provided an Amazon link below for you.
Amazon Link: Jezebel: Harlot Queen of Israel
Favorite Sentences:
But if children are the future, then the one who rocks the crib is the one who truly rules the world.
Give the masses a celebration, and you could indoctrinate them into anything.
Jehu’s dual loyalty to God and king was tearing him in half.
How could he have seen Yahweh’s mighty works and then find himself in fear of another human, no matter how powerful she was?
Most parents refused to think about what it truly meant to place one’s child into the loving arms of Molech.
New Words Learned:*
decadent – luxuriously self-indulgent
insidiousness – deceitfulness
syncretism – blending of religions
theophany – a visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god
uraeus – a representation of a sacred serpent as an emblem of supreme power, worn on the headdresses of ancient Egyptian deities and sovereigns
virulence – very strong feelings of opposing something or someone
About the Author:
Brian Godawa is an award-winning Hollywood screenwriter (To End All Wars), a controversial movie and culture blogger (www.Godawa.com), an internationally known teacher on faith, worldviews and storytelling (Hollywood Worldviews), an Amazon best-selling author of Biblical fiction (Chronicles of the Nephilim), and provocative theology (God Against the gods). His obsession with God, movies and worldviews, results in theological storytelling that blows your mind while inspiring your soul. And he’s not exaggerating.
His main website is www.godawa.com.
Find everything about him and his works there.
