Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
God's Plan in the Chaos
Commentators highlight that God uses the sinful actions of people to accomplish His purposes. Baasha's violent conspiracy was not random; it was the means by which God executed His promised judgment against the unfaithful house of Jeroboam. This shows that even in apparent political chaos, God's sovereign plan is being perfectly fulfilled.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 Kings
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
4
Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 15:27
18th Century
Theologian
Baasha ... of the house of Issachar - It is curious to find Issachar producing a king. Tola, its one very undistinguished judge ([Reference …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 15:27
19th Century
Bishop
Baasha, having come from an obscure tribe, hardly ever distinguished in history, and himself, as it seems ([Reference 1 Kings 16:2…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 15:27
17th Century
Pastor
And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar
A man of that tribe; but who he was, or his father, is nowher…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 15:25–34
17th Century
Minister
During the single reign of Asa in Judah, the government of Israel was in six or seven different hands. Observe the ruin of the family of Jeroboam; …