Teneisha Johnson
The Seduction of Jezebel
The bible will always be the most relevant and prominent book in my life and is full of stories.
I was recently studying the story regarding the seduction of Jezebel and in order to understand the process by which Jezebel is exposed and dismantled, we must understand the power of what having a lineage really means.
God isn’t just dealing with you the individual- it’s bigger that just you.
It’s bigger than just me!
The Father’s portion is about generations. It’s about relationships. God is about family.
You may ask, why is this important?
If you don’t know where a spirit comes from, you will be frustrated for the rest of your life fighting the symptoms.
The reason why Jezebel attacks and wins is because those who preach the gospel have not presented the full knowledge of where this spirit came from.
This is why Hosea 4:6 says we are destroyed for a lack of knowledge.
Our adversary the devil, has launched a counterattack- the spirit of Jezebel.
Its goal is to achieve a much bigger purpose than just affecting one person.
The spirit of Jezebel intends to frustrate the plans of our heavenly Father, to wreak havoc in the church, and to stop His purposes.
Its deception is bigger than you can even imagine, but I vow to seek after the spirit of truth and with the help of the Holy Spirit reveal all deceptions in my life and let Jesus Christ be gloried.
In the bible it says, King Ahab, Jezebel’s husband, was the product of an evil lineage that started when God took the kingdom of Israel from Solomon (because he was worshipping other gods and living wickedly before the Lord).
Because of his wickedness, the Father sent the prophet Ahijah to Jeroboam and from what I found out in my studies, Jeroboam was not in the lineage of kings.
However, like Saul, Jeroboam received a spiritual impartation directly from the Lord through the man of God and because of Solomon’s refusal to repent, God ended up splitting the kingdom (See 1 King 11:28-40).
During his reign, Jeroboam had constant warfare with Rehoboam, Solomon’s son.
In fear of losing his kingdom, Jeroboam manipulated the people of God.
He perverted God’s prophetic plan by making golden calves (cows are known for producing dairy products) in order to keep the people from leaving his kingdom to worship in Jerusalem.
He also constructed “high places” and ordained the “lowest of the people” (who apparently were not of the tribe of Levi) as priests unto God.
And if that wasn’t bad enough, he then ordained a counterfeit feast to duplicate the feast of the Lord that was held in Judah.
This led the entire nation into idolatry (1 King 12:25-33).
Later, he then ordained himself a priest of the high places.
The Lord ended up having to cut off the house of Jeroboam from the face of the earth (1 Kings 13:33-34).
Ultimately, God used Ahijah the prophet to confirm the curse upon Jeroboam. (See 1 King 14:7-16).
Jeroboam was brought to the harsh realization that when you have been given a mantle for which you have paid nothing, it is not yours to do with whatever you may desire.
You cannot stretch it past its original assignment, nor can God allow it to rest on anything or anyone that is not clean or submitted.
The bible then shows us how Jeroboam was judged and cursed.
One day his son became ill, and rather than repent to the prophet and God for his behavior, Jeroboam told his wife to disguise herself and go to the prophet asking for healing for prayer for their son to be healed.
However, when Ahijah saw what they were trying to do, he not only pronounced a curse upon Jeroboam, but he also pronounced a curse on his whole lineage.
Jeroboam’s story is a classic example and a warning as to how pride and greed can cause that which once was real and pure to become perverted.
Jeroboam counterfeit anointing went beyond his generations
