Bible Question: Who was Jezebel?    Bible Answer: There are two Jezebels in the Bible. The first one is found in the Old Testament, and the second one is found in the New Testament.     Jezebel - Old Testament. The first time the name Jezebel occurs in the Bible is when she is getting married to Ahab in 1 Kings 16:31,     And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD more than all who were before him. And it came about, as though it had been a trivial thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went to serve Baal and worshiped him. (NASB) 1 Kings 16:30-31   She was an evil woman who killed many prophets of God while feeding and caring for the prophets of Baal and Asherah (1 Kings 18:4-19). In 1 Kings 18:20-46 Ahab, Elijah and 450 prophets of Baal gather to see, "Who is God?" Elijah puts it simply, "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." What followed was a one sided contest. They prepared sacrifices and Baal never sent fire to consume the sacrifice even though the 450 prophets called to Baal all day. They even cut themselves with swords and lances. Elijah poured water on his sacrifice three times and God sent fire from heaven to consume the sacrifice. Elijah killed the prophets of Baal. Therefore, Jezebel sought to kill Elijah (1 Kings 19:1-2) In 1 Kings 21:5-25 Jezebel had Naboth the Jezreelite killed so that her husband could own Naboth's vineyard. What a wicked woman! Eventually, Jezebel was trampled to death by horses (2 Kings 9:36-37). The horses had trampled her so badly that only her feet, skull and the palms of her hands were left. Jezebel was a wicked, evil, adulterous woman who was against God.     Jezebel - New Testament. Jezebel occurs again in scripture - Revelation 2:18-29. Here, Jezebel is described as a prophetess, a false teacher, an immoral woman and idol worshipper. It is not clear if the name Jezebel is an actual name or a symbolic name for a woman in the church at Thyatria who is like the Jezebel in the Old Testament. They share many of the same characteristics.   Conclusion: Mary, the mother of Jesus, is in sharp contrast to Jezebel. Listen to Mary after she willingly submitted to God to be the mother of Jesus,     And Mary said: "My soul exalts the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave." (NASB) Luke 1:46-48   What a wonderful woman! What a contrast. This is the kind of mother and wife God desires, one who is humble, God honoring and God glorifying.       < Back
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