What is the story of Ahab's occupation of vineyards when the kingdom of Israel was divided into different parts?

In the north, the kingdom of Israel has diplomatic difficulties and political turmoil; Natural and man-made disasters have brought great suffering to the people; During the 200 years from division to national subjugation, nine dynasties were successively changed, and 19 kings were successively established. The political center also moved from Shechem to Tirzah and then to Samaria.

Omri is a wise and promising leader among many kings. He once established a dynasty that passed down for four generations, and restored the prosperity of the past to a certain extent.

When Omri was in power, he tried his best to imitate his predecessors David and Solomon, seeking peace and stability at home and friendship with Judah abroad. Unite with the Phoenicians to deal with the stubborn enemy of * * * aggression. Proceeding from political, military and commercial interests, he asked his son Ahab to marry Jezebel, the daughter of Tyre, king of Phoenicia. After his son Ahab succeeded to the throne, he betrothed his granddaughter Athaliah to Joram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. During this period, the north and the south joined forces to defeat Moab and emigrated to the north of the Arnon River, making the east a province of Judah, strictly controlling the trade routes into northern Arabia, expanding its territory, and building its capital in the mountain city of Samaria, which is difficult to attack and easy to defend. All these played a positive role in promoting the politics, economy and domestic construction at that time, but relaxed the management of religion, and let the idols of different gods enter this monotheistic country with foreign wives and concubines, laying a curse for the future development of the country and committing unforgivable crimes against God.

After Omri died, his son Ahab succeeded him. King Ahab did not inherit the entrepreneurial spirit of the previous generation that kept the country prosperous. However, in religion, he continued to adopt a laissez-faire policy. In particular, his queen Jezebel unscrupulously introduced the Phoenician sun god into Israel, built a temple of the sun in the center of the capital, supported 450 prophets and priests of Baal, implemented a policy of religious terror, established a religious court, sentenced those who refused to believe in the sun god to death or exile, and brutally persecuted his followers.

God does not allow idolatry, so the prophet Elijah sent someone to King Ahab to punish him.

Elijah obeyed, found Ahab and said to him seriously, "Your country will face drought, famine and plague." Sure enough, in three years, the land of Israel was cracked and famine was everywhere.

In the third year, God sent Elijah to pay an official visit to King Ahab for the survival of the people, and also to attack the priests of the Sun God and save the faithful servants.

As soon as King Ahab saw Elijah, he complained, "You have come, which has brought trouble to Israel."

Elijah replied, "You are wrong. It is not I who hurt Israel, but you and your father. Your father and son do not believe in the God of Israel, but worship idols. Three years ago, God warned you that you didn't want to repent, so it brought such a great disaster to the people. " Seeing that Ahab was speechless, he went on to say, "Today, God sent me to relieve the drought, stop the plague and eliminate pests for the people. Go and gather the people, the prophets of Baal, the priests and the worshippers of Baal to me at Mount Carmel. "Ahab heard that he could relieve the drought and stop the plague, and of course he was willing to cooperate.

Soon, everyone came to Mount Carmel. Elijah said to all the people, "Listen, all of you, and make up your mind. If you think God is the true God, you should worship him. If you think Baal is the true god, you should worship Baal. "

Because of the confusion of faith, the people were at a loss and everyone said nothing. Elijah suggested field verification. He said, "Now go and get two bulls, one for Baal's prophet and the other for me. The two of us killed the cow, cut it into pieces and put it on the firewood. Ignition is not allowed. Let both sides declare their respective gods. If one side of the firewood catches fire, the other side of the god is the real god. Do you agree or disagree with this? "

Everyone agreed: "agree!"

Elijah said, "There are many prophets of Baal. Let them start first. "

Baal's prophet followed the procedure, and then shouted and asked their god, "Baal, please promise us!" " "There is no response. They sang and danced around the altar until noon, and there was no response.

Elijah joked, "Speak louder. Maybe he's asleep. Maybe he's out. Maybe he went hunting in the mountains. How can he hear you so quietly? "

Those prophets raised their voices, prayed hard, took out knives and daggers, and cut themselves according to their customs and rituals, bleeding profusely. This has been tossing until the afternoon, and their shouting, screaming and dancing have no effect, and the firewood under the meat has not moved.

At this time, Elijah said to the people, "Now, it's my turn. Please come here. " So the crowd swarmed around him. He first took the stone representing the 12 tribe, built an altar to worship the gods, dug ditches around the altar, separated the people around him from other things, asked people to fill the ditches with buckets, and then put beef slices on firewood and soaked them in water. After these things, he prayed carefully to God and said, "Lord, you are the living God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Please show your kindness and prove that you are the God of Israel. Please promise me that all your people will know that you are their God and let them return to you. "

After a while, the fire fell from the sky and lit the firewood. "Cheep, cheep!" " The sound of steam and firewood cracked, the sacrifices burned, and the stones and the ground were burnt. Then the water in the ditch dried up. When all the people saw it, they fell on their faces and said, The LORD is God, but the LORD is our God.

Elijah took the opportunity to point to the prophets and priests of Baal and said to the people present, "Catch them, get rid of these liars and don't let them escape!" " "The crowd swarmed, grabbed them, took them to Kishunxi and killed them all. At this time, Elijah told King Ahab, "God is satisfied and will relieve the drought before dusk. Go home quickly before you get caught in the rain. "

King Ahab was puzzled and asked his servant to observe the sky. Suddenly, dark clouds came from the seaside and covered the sky. Then, the bean-sized raindrops fell on the ground, and in an instant, the blackened fields were flooded.

When he got home, Ahab told Jezebel about the miracle that happened on Mount Carmel. Jezebel flew into a rage and ordered Elijah to be arrested for murder, but the prophet had disappeared without a trace. Although Elijah was missing, King Ahab was always afraid and moved from Samaria to the city of Jezreel.

Soon, he found a beautiful vineyard, next to the palace, and he wanted to expand it into the palace. He found Naboth, the owner of the vineyard, and said to him, "Your vineyard is beside my palace. Can you turn it into my garden? I can exchange a better vineyard with you, or I can pay you to buy it. "

Naboth replied, "I fear God and dare not give you the inheritance handed down by my ancestors."

Ahab hit a wall and was very unhappy. He came home glumly and lay in bed without eating. Queen Jezebel saw her and came up to her and asked, "My king, are you worried?" Why are you so depressed that you don't even want to eat? "

Ahab answered and said, I told Naboth the Jezreelite about the vineyard today, but he refused to give it to me, either for money or for goods.

The queen said to Ahab, "What's the big deal? Aren't you the king of Israel now? I have a way to bring you Naboth's vineyard. Don't worry, get up and eat. " Ahab ignored it.

When the queen slept with Ahab, she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, sealed it with the king's seal, and gave it to the elders and nobles in the same city as Naboth. The letter said, "You can call all the people together, declare a fast in public, let Naboth sit in a high position among them, and find two gangsters to sit opposite him, accusing him of blasphemy against God and the king and committing libel. Then let the people pull it out and stone him to death. " Those elders and nobles who received the letter were afraid of the royal power and acted according to the letter. Naboth was stoned to death and died unjustly. When they finished, they immediately sent someone to see the Queen and reported the whole process of executing Naboth.

Jezebel said happily to Ahab, "Get up and go and see the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite. When he dies, the vineyard naturally belongs to you. " Ahab was very happy when he heard that Naboth was dead and the vineyard was his.

Knowing this, God sent Elijah and said, "Go to Ahab king of Israel. He got Naboth's vineyard and is now having fun in it. Tell him,' The Lord God says, You killed Naboth and let the dogs lick his blood. Now I will tell you where the dog licked Naboth's blood and where it will lick yours. "

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said in fear, "You are really my adversary and my enemy! Are you looking for me now? "

Elijah replied, "Yes, I want to find you, because you did something bad and God was angry. God said, "disaster will befall you." All the men in your family will be wiped out. Everyone who belongs to Ahab will die in the city, eaten by dogs on the ground, died in the field and eaten by birds in the sky. As for Jezebel, God said,' Dogs will wait in Jezreel and eat Jezebel'. You, you hurt yourself. "

Hearing this, Ahab trembled all over and lived in fear all day long. He repented, tore his clothes, bathed and fasted, took off his brocade, put on linen and walked slowly with his head down.

God said to Elijah, "Look, how humble Ahab is before me! Because of this, I will never bring him disaster in his lifetime. When his son ascended the throne, I will bring disaster to his family. "

King Ahab is guilty and timid, afraid of being killed, and always thinking of ways to escape bad luck. He thinks that his rule in China is so strong that his subjects can't hurt him, so those who want his life must be foreigners. So he actively encouraged Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, to rise up and invade people and make an appointment with him to jointly attack Damascus. At the beginning of the war, he strongly encouraged Jehoshaphat to wear the majestic king's costume, while he himself put on the uniform of ordinary soldiers. He believes that on the battlefield, Syrians will pay close attention to the troops. As soon as they found King Jehoshaphat, they concentrated on him, and all the arrows were directed at King Jehoshaphat. Under such circumstances, no one will notice that he is an ordinary soldier, and Jehoshaphat will certainly become. But as a result, Jehoshaphat, wearing a scarlet robe, was safe after a fierce confrontation; While pretending to be an ordinary soldier, Ahab, dressed in rags, was stabbed in the back and died of serious injuries.

The soldiers transported his body back to the city of Jezreel for burial. According to the requirements of the court ceremony, the blood left by the king on the chariot must be washed away. While the soldiers were taking a bath, some dogs suddenly ran from the street, vying to lick Ahab's blood. This place used to be the place of Naboth the Jezreelite.

After Ahab's death, his eldest son Ahaziah succeeded him. When Moab saw that the king had changed, he changed his mind and refused to pay any more tribute to Israel. Ahaziah was angry and unhappy when he heard the news. One day, he fell from the window of Samaria's palace, and Ahaziah, who was seriously injured, sent his servant to the Sun Temple for divination.

Elijah stopped the servant at God's will and said to him, "Ahaziah's injury will not heal, so don't ask God for advice."

Ahaziah was very angry when he heard this, so he sent someone to hunt down Elijah. When the pursuers arrived, they were burned to death on the day Elijah called. Ahaziah sent another pursuer, but he was killed by the fire in the sky called by Elijah. Ahaziah sent after him for the third time. When the officers who led the troops saw Elijah, they all knelt down and begged for mercy to avoid bad luck.

Elijah followed the people back to the palace and said to King Ahaziah, If you can't recover, you will die, because you and your predecessors have betrayed God. Soon, King Ahaziah died, and because he had no children, he was succeeded by his younger brother Joram.