Nations Under God: A Commentary on the Book of 1 Kings (Biblia.com)

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The book of 1 Kings tells of God’s covenant people wrestling with the myriad problems of political existence from the last days of David to the time of Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah during the divided monarchy. Recounting the past especially in light of the First and Second Commandments, 1 Kings shows how Israel’s history is related to their morality, warns of the danger of a divided heart, calls for...

state shapes the behavior of the nation. The people’s commitment on Mt. Carmel (18:39) is annulled by Ahab’s failure to witness to the LORD’s victory, by his lack of support for Elijah, and by his yielding to Jezebel. Elijah no longer speaks of Ahab and his father’s house as forsaking the LORD’s covenant (v. 18) but of the people who do so. It is the people, not Ahab or Jezebel, who throw down the LORD’s altars (cf. v. 30), slay the LORD’s prophets (cf. vv. 4, 13), and seek Elijah’s life (19:1).

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