The Pulpit Commentary — 1 Kings — Section 545

TIIEMR FAOB TREIIB PA.OD The Hand of God 500 Sin's Friendships, o.nd whe.t they leo.d to 528 Wisdom in Counsel 501 Guilt and Mercy .. 529 False Mercy 502 Naboth'e Vineyard 630 Veiled Mercies 504 Resisted Mercy 504 CHAPTER XXII. The Neglected Opportunity 505 The Deo.th of Ahe.b o.nd the Defeo.t of Israel .. 542 CHAPTER XXI. Bad Company 546 The Martyrdom of Ne.both .. 512 The False and the True 548 Divine Retaliation 516 Micaiah'e Prophecy 549 Divine Relentings 518 The .Argument of Wickedness 551 Covetousness 520 Lessons of the Battle 662 A Sinful Nation .. 521 Survival 553 Divine Inqnisition 522 Jehoshaphat 555 Ahab's Repentance 524 Crime brings its own Punishment 556 The Progress of Sm 525 The Certainty of G-0d's Threatcnings 557 Partial Penitence .. 526 Two Lile Stories .. 558 First Steps in the Path cf Crime 527 The Pierced Armour 669