What instance have we here of Ahab's covetousness?
How did he propose to obtain the object of his desires, and what was the effect of his disappointment ?
As he proposed an equivalent, wherein consisted his sin? Rom. 7. 9. Co. 3. 5.
How was he at length put in the way of obtaining his object? v. 5—11.
Was this one of the blackest deeds of cruelty ever devised?
Why was a feast proclaimed in connexion with this affair? N. B. She would make it believed by this that some enormous wickedness was lurking undiscovered, or at least punished, and that a feast was necessary to turn away the divine displeasure
Were these bloody orders submissively obeyed, and what followed ? v. 12—16.
Does it appear that any of Naboth's family were put to death at the same time? 2 King9. 26.
Were these elders afterwards equally obsequious to Jehu's orders for the murder of Ahab's sons? 2 Kings 10. 6, 7.
What word of the Lord came unto Elijah, and what message was he commanded to deliver to the King?
How did it appear that Ahab was terrified by this, and what were the grounds of it? v.20—24.
What is the general character given of Ahab, and how were the threatened judgments averted? v. 27, 28.
Was his repentance severe and lasting, or merely external and temporary?
Is it to be feared that similar humiliations in all ages are mistaken by many for " the godly sorrow which worketh life?"
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