A warning against idolatry: the story of Jezebel

By 2026-02-22T14:35:00

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Elaine Storkey unpacks the notorious woman’s life, and urges us not to miss the lessons it has for us today

Study passages: 1 Kings 16:31–33; 1 Kings 18:4–6; 1 Kings 19:1–2 ; 1 Kings 21:7–16,23; 2 Kings 9:30–37

Of all the women named in the Old Testament, Jezebel is the one whose reputation has travelled most vehemently down the centuries. Her name is synonymous with scheming, brutality and evil. Her callous inhumanity shocks us. Her own violent end makes gruesome reading. So what should we make of the biblical account of this woman today? 

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