Deuteronomy 31:14-32:14; Hosea 1:1-11; Luke 17:1-19
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab… 1 Kings 17:1
The most wicked king in Israel’s history was Ahab. The situation in the northern kingdom was at its worst morally and spiritually, and yet it was at this time that God sent a prophet to bring about a measure of help and restoration. God comes to us in the bleakest times, and will still act in grace, despite the wicked activities of men. It has been said that when Israel was at its darkest God sent forth His Son. He still delights in shining His light into the darkness.
—Brian Russell
He did not come to judge the world,
He did not come to blame;
He did not only come to seek it,
It was to save He came. —C. H. M. Foster