Why did Jezebel curse herself?
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That is a conditional statement from a malicious and cruel woman that was ruling Israel (she was definitely the decision maker in her relationship with king Ahab), had 850 prophets around her (450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah, 1 Kings 18:19) and killed the prophets of Yahweh (1 Kings 18:13).
She had killed prophets before, why would this time be different? The expression present in the passage just shows how Jezebel was so sure she would kill Elijah that she was willing to put her life at stake.
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Ahab was a very wicked king but the source of his wickedness does not appear, to me, to be within himself :
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. I Kings 21:25 KJV.
Yet, even Ahab humbled himself, :
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.
Jezebel was out of control. And the final act of hers, sealed her end - the matter of Naboth's vineyard. Writing letters in Ahab's name, she engineered Naboth's decease through the worst form of slander, see I Kings 21.
Ahab merely went into a sulk when Naboth refused to yield his rightful inheritance, I Kings 21:4, it was Jezebel who actively did the wicked deeds that brought about Naboth's death.
In the text quoted by the OP, Jezebel swore an oath to her own gods, and swore to kill - or to bring about the death of - the prophet of the Lord, Elijah. This indicates a depth of depravity which is wilful, deliberate, malicious and indicates that she is completely given up to a demonic spirit, through the means of idolatrous worship.
Paul warns the Corinthians of the fact that demonic spirits are associated with the worship of idols in I Corinthians 10:20 :
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils. KJV
Not so Ahab. He was weak and his spirit was stirred up by his wife, rather than being a strong source from within his own self.
I doubt Jezebel was attempting to play psychological tricks with Elijah's mind. I think she was moved, within herself, by a spirit which was very powerful, completely amoral and utterly opposed to the Lord God of Israel . . .
. . . and she was willingly in a spiritual union with that demonic force.
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