V.1-2 Ahaziah is the new king of Israel (10 tribes). There must have been very poor training in Ahab’s home, because the son seems to have no knowledge of God. When Satan gets hold of a person, their mind becomes a slave to all kinds of wickedness. Here we see the new king’s mind completely under the power of Satan. Notice what he does when he has this accident. There are no accidents with God. Although he does not inquire from God, the Lord was watching!
V.3-4 The definite answer comes, not from the false god, for it had no life, but from God Himself.
V.5-16 Elijah — his name means “my God is the Lord” — is given the job of bringing the Lord’s message. The king is very angry when someone goes against his wicked ideas. He is going to use violence. Do we get angry when someone shows us Scripture which proves us wrong?
V.17-18 God will always have the last word. The earlier in our life we learn this, the sooner we believers are going to become happy. How many times did you read “thus said the Lord” in this chapter?