Jezebel
/There is an alluring spirit of seduction connected to Jezebel. The result of her seduction is that she draws God’s people way from Him and His truth. As spiritual blindness ensues, the seductive spirit gains more power over the life of the believer. The goal of this seduction is to dethrone the power of God at any level that it can. In the individual by separating your heart from the Lord. In the home, by removing the man’s spiritual authority, in the church by removing the Pastor’s spiritual authority. The main purpose is to take the heart of the people away from God. We know this because the word teaches that there were … prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. 1 Kings 18:19
The spirit of Jezebel desires to wrest control of the spiritual authority given by God. I believe many times, we look at a particular person (women) in the physical, and we may say she has a spirit of Jezebel—but I believe often times, when women have this spirit They don’t even realize that they are operating in it.
For instance, Eve was deceived by the serpent. She transgressed the word of the Lord— spiritually, she took into her self the spirit of rebellion —she received a lying spirit. Her influence over Adam was used to steal Adam’s positional authority.
Listen, there is no question that Adam was weak. No question he wasn’t acting like the positional man that he was called by God to be. But let’s not pit Eve against Adam. Let’s not pit Adam against Eve. Instead, let us view the entity behind the scenes: his schemes, wiles, and trickery behind the whole deception.
The serpent doesn’t care about Adam or Eve. The serpent wants the power that has been given to them by God. The serpent will always be the serpent. He attempted to exert authority and elevate himself over God. Jesus saw him fall like lightning to earth. Now, a new heaven, and a new earth. He sees the creation. He sees the dominion and power given to Adam, and he wants that. The closest proximity that he can gain advantage against this man is through the wife. He is using her as a tool to gain access to the delegated authority over God, and co-regent upon the Earth. He uses her to get between the man and his God.
1 Kings 21:25
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 16:32-33
32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
Ultimately, it’s purpose is to gain control of power over government and will never stop, because it wants God’s authority for it has a lust to rule over God’s kingdom. This spirit desires to seduce the world away from God:
Revelation 17:1-2
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
The seduction away from truth: flirtation- behaviour intended to arouse sexual feelings or advances without emotional commitment; coquetry
Proverbs 7: wisdom and understanding are the sisters of the children of truth. The strange woman is the harlot that lurks in the dark trying to seduce and entice God’s people away from truth and ultimately destroy them. Jezebel was a stranger and came with seductive religious practices. Her dad was a Sidonian king. The Syrophoenecian woman’s daughter was possessed with a devil for a reason. These people worshipped Baal and Asherah. There is a direct connection to lustful sexual practices with this Canaanite religion. The proverbs 7 woman was found in a place that the man of God should have never been. She allures him through seduction that is painted with enough spirituality that it seems okay, and the sin part smells good, looks good and promises to feel good, but in the end, it’s result is an arrow to the liver….
This woman is contrasted with wisdom in chapter 8 the proverbs 8 woman is named wisdom. She is the sister or kinswoman Solomon was talking about in chapter 7. Unlike the the 7 woman, who hides in the dark in the twilight of night, wisdom sets up shop at the top of the hill, where the paths all converge, in the gate of the city where everyone is doing business out in the open and she says:
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things;
and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
For my mouth shall speak truth;
and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
there is nothing froward or perverse in my lips
Froward means crooked. Isaiah 27 explains that God will one day destroy Leviathan the crooked serpent.
Revelation 2:20-22
Spirit of Jezebel in the church— I cannot prove my position any more than another person could prove theirs, but I have no reason to believe that this was a literal woman named Jezebel. It seems to me that the very essence of what is being said is comparing what Jezebel did to what the teachings of this prophetess did. The result was spiritual fornication, an introduction of occult practices into the house of God. She taught them to eat things sacrificed to idols. Now, let’s understand this food… offered to idols is talking about meats that have ritualistically invited demons in, the animal is sacrificed and then eaten and the idea is that the demon is given access through this ritual into the vessel of the person.
How is this that much different than the church celebrating Halloween, Easter, or Santa Clause? How is this much different than the church allowing the spirits of secular music into their person? This is what Catholicism did with Mardi Gras. Nowadays, we don’t even care about that. We act like going to a Marci Gras parade is perfectly normal behavior.
Revelation 2:20-22
20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols. 21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
God has given us great promises in Christ. He has given us an inheritance. It’s important that we study to show ourselves approved. It’s important that we are mindful about God’s word and that we do not allow the enemy to have his way with us.
Jezebel wants to steal the inheritance of God:
1 Kings 21:1-7 Ahab wants Naboth’s (Fruits) vineyard. Naboth doesn’t want to give up his inheritance. Jezebel takes it by force.
1 Kings 21:3
And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
Ephesians 1:16-23
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.
The other side resulting in humans destroying themselves.
One spirit is life – – the other death and destruction.
The character behind this is Jezebel. She was an outsider. She was not one of them. She brought from the outside her witchcraft practices that she received from her father– – Sidonian kings
She infiltrates with her seductive ways – – make up ( ) – – not trying to turn this into legalism and no make up, but the context is that she was going to sway and attempt to gain authority through seductive ways.
The spirit of Jezebel desires to steal from a man, his spiritual authority that was given to him by God. I believe many times, we look at a particular person (women) in the physical, and we may say she has a spirit of Jezebel – – but I believe often times, when women have this spirit They don’t even realize that they are operating in it.
For instance, Eve was deceived by the serpent. She transgressed the word of the Lord – – spiritually, she took into her self the spirit of rebellion – – she received a lying spirit. Her influence over Adam was used to used to steal Adam’s positional authority.
Listen, there is no question that Adam was weak. No question he wasn’t acting like the positional man that he was called by God to be. But let’s not pit Eve against Adam. Let’s not pit Adam against Eve. Instead, let us view the entity and schemes, wiles, trickery behind the whole occurrence.
The serpent doesn’t care about Adam or Eve. The serpent wants the power that has been given to them by God. The serpent will always be the serpent. He attempted to exert authority and elevate himself over God. Jesus saw him fall like lightning to earth. Now, a new heaven, and a new earth. He sees the creation. He sees the dominion and power given to Adam, and he wants that. The closest proximity that he can gain advantage against this man is through the wife. He is using her as a tool to gain access to the delegated authority over God, and co-regent. Upon the Earth. He uses her to get between the man and his God.
Now, there is a counterpart that I believe God has shown me where the man reacts towards his sister – – Amnon. He threw laws for his own flesh injects a spirit into her where she loses all self-worth. Her beauty is stained. Her purity is torn. She is left outside. Her spirit fractured.
Back to Jezebel. She was not one of them. Spiritual warfare always begins with a spiritual foothold. Satan has no power over us until we allow him a place. The sacrifice of Jesus gives us access to the promises of God. In Christ— we have victory.
Jezebel‘s plan is to bring her influence from the outside— the world—into the inside—let’s just say the people of God. Once she accomplishes the fracture between God and the man (person). The spirits now have access to wreak havoc.
Harlot’s vs Wisdom— Proverbs seven vs proverbs eight.
Harlotry tactics: physical deception: her attire is obvious yet, he still wants it – – she makes sin look good (Egyptian linen… Cinnamon, aloe, spices – – she brings the feeling that it’s not that big of a deal. The good man (the husband) is on a long journey.
In a moment, he opens himself to a separation from God and God‘s purpose over his life – – he takes a liver shot!
Jezebel ultimately wants to steal the inheritance – – Naboth’s vineyard
Fast Car
Song by Luke Combs
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You got a fast car
And I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Startin' from zero, got nothin' to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me, myself, I got nothin' to prove
You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
Been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
Won't have to drive too far
Just across the border and into the city
And you and I can both get jobs
Finally see what it means to be living
See, my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle, that's the way it is
He said his body's too old for workin'
His body's too young to look like his
So mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said, somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Still gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
We go cruisin' to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
So I work in the market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
And we'll move out of the shelter
Buy a bigger house, live in the suburbs
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me'd find it
I got no plans, I ain't going nowhere
Take your fast car and keep on driving
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your car
Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped around my shoulder
And I-I, had a feeling that I belonged
I-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so we can fly away?
Still gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way