For they served idols, whereof the Lord had said unto them, ye shall not do this thing.

2 Kings 17:12

Contents

Copyright © 2015 by Cliff Keller

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Prologue

I. Rain

1. A battle between gods

2. Where was your Baal when our well went sour?

3. God chooses, I obey

4. Would it please you more to be murdered?

5. How God and prophets work

6. A hopeless trap

7. Fantails of mud

II. Burning for honor

8. I want to hear their names

9. Quit crying and go north

10. What are you doing here, Elijah?

11. Nose rings and feathers

12. Thirty-two kings

III. Ben-hadad

13. The queen’s eyes are bulging

14. Often blinded by faith

15. Avi’s Best Blow

16. I remain his mother

IV. A garden of sweet plants

17. God speaks to many people

18. Perhaps their ruin is not God’s will

19. Let your heart rejoice, O king

20. Juttah strikes them all

21. Who will pay, then?

22. Nothing brings clarity like calamity

V. Like the house of Jeroboam

23. All but the mention of murder

24. Much like a family harvest

25. Why would I not be thrilled?

26. Lower yourself or my heart may burst

27. A plan in your back pocket

28. A different opinion at Shunem

29. Ahab is a dead man

30. God does not do our bidding

VI. If I be a man of God

31. Clumsy charity

32. Like a shattered flagstaff

33. Too many gods in Israel

34. Death sounds like a comfort

35. Who is your god, man?

36. Who are we, if not Israel?

37. While my master works wonders

VII. Whirlwinds

38. A special pain in Bidkar’s eyes

39. Good news

40. The chariot of Israel and its horsemen

41. A knack that accrues to lonely men

42. Jehu is king

43. No hope hollower than vengeance

44. Past time to go home

45. No, that was his father

46. All will be well in the vineyard

Epilogue

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