I Kings 20:26 In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel. 27 And the people of Israel were mustered and were provisioned and went against them. The people of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Syrians filled the country. 28 And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The Lord is a god of the hills but he is not a god of the valleys,” therefore I will give all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.’”
We notice here that Ahab is still around, living selfishly and leading Israel astray, even after rejecting God after Elijah's victory over the false prophets and priests of pagan gods. One might wonder why God would allow him to be victorious in battle after all of this. The key is found in the last phrase. God was giving the victory not because Ahab was so good, but that he would know that God was Lord over all. That has been the point all along. As the passage goes on, we find Ahab still does not get it even after victory over the Syrians. He fails to obey and trust in God. Have you learned the lesson? He is LORD.
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