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Podcast: Seeking the Gospel Truth
Episode: 210.13: 2 Kings 1: Is there no God that You Need to Pray to an Idol?
Description: Itâs the around the year 896 BC and Ahabâs son Ahaziah is king of the  northern kingdom of Israel. The Moabites decided that theyâve had enough  of Israeli rule (since King David) and they rebel. At the same time,  Ahaziah has a terrible accident. However, instead of praying to the One  True God of Israel, he rejects âBaalâ of the Syrians (Amonites), for  âBaal-Zebubâ of the Philistines. Ironically, the prophet Elijah, on Mt. Carmel, proved the uselessness of pagan gods Baal and Asherah and their 850 prophets, not that long ago. That could have been why Ahaziah went looking for the oth...