Ahab's Confrontation with the Word of God

The book of 1 Kings wraps up by continuing to focus on Israel’s worst king, King Ahab. Ahab features heavily in the last six chapters of the book, and these last three chapters highlight again his repeated failure to listen to and obey the word of God. As the book ends, we are left with a longing for a better king--a king who would be faithful; a king who would obey the word and will of God completely. David wasn’t that king, Solomon wasn’t that king, and certainly Ahab wasn’t that king. Will there yet be one to come?