“And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?” (2 Kings 9: 22) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. In our Focal Scripture, Jehu made reference to the whoredoms and witchcraft of Jezebel, the mother of Joram who was then king of Israel. One of the legacies of Jezebel was that she normalized witchcraft in Israel.

“But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.” (1 Kings 21: 25) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture makes mention of how Ahab set the record of being the worst ever king of Israel who set his heart to do evil, because he was incited by his wife Jezebel. Ahab may not necessarily have chosen to be as evil as he eventually turned out, but Je

“And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.” (1 Kings 21: 10) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. One major part of the strategy of Jezebel against Naboth, was to position sons of Belial who would bear false witness against Naboth. Jezebel arranged to position people who would use lies, publicly, to destroy Naboth. T

“So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.” (1 Kings 21:8) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Our Focal Scripture reveals the strategy that Jezebel used to forcefully take over the vineyard of Naboth. Jezebel wrote letters in the name of Ahab; she sealed them with his seal, and she sent the letters to the elders and nobles

“And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” (1 Kings 21: 7) That is the Focal Scripture of Streams of Joy Devotional today. Prior to our Focal Scripture, Ahab had sought to possess the vineyard of Naboth, either by offering him another one, or paying him money for it. Notice that when Jezebel got involved, she simply declared that s