🪨 1 Kings 16

1 Kings 16 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the fortified part of the king’s house, and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died,” 1 Kings 16 opens with these words: “Yahweh’s word came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,” The line to keep is 1 Kings 16:33: “Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more yet to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.” Carry the word “ahab” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is 1 Kings 16:33: “Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more yet to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel who were before him.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in 1 Kings 16? Then try this: Read “Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more yet to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel, to anger than all the…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.