vs Elijah 1 Kings 16292253 Israels Political Turmoil Jeroboams line lasted two years after his death Baasha killed Jeroboams son Nadab 1525 Baasha ruled 24 years and then his son ID: 463839
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Ahab vs. Elijah
1 Kings 16:29-22:53Slide2
Israel’s Political Turmoil
Jeroboam's line lasted two
years after his death
Baasha
killed Jeroboam's son
Nadab
15:25
Baasha
ruled 24 years and then his son
Elah
ruled two years until
Zimri
did what
Baasha
did to Jeroboam’s family
16:1-14
Zimri
ruled seven days
16:15-20
Civil war until
Omri
prevailed over
Tibni
16:21-22
Omri
most wicked king ever
16:25
Ahab succeeds
Omri
after he dies
16:28
stabilitySlide3
Wickedness Abounds
Ahab is even worse than his father who was the worst ever
16:30
The golden calves were a trivial thing to him
Married Jezebel king of the
Sidonians
Began to serve Baal
Made an
Asherah
pole
Spiritual atmosphere of the times is illustrated by the rebuilding of Jericho
16:34Slide4
God Sends Elijah
Elijah prayed that it not rain
James 5:17
The Lord provides for Elijah
17:2-7
Learn to trust God
Matthew 6:33
Elijah teaches another to depend on God
17:8-16
In
Zarapeth
Luke 4:24-26
Learn to receive God’s blessings from others
1 Corinthians 12:21
The widow is truly converted
17:17-24
V.24
tells the purpose for signs
Mark 16:15-20Slide5
The Contest at Mt. Carmel
Three years later (people are ready to listen)
18:1
Ahab and Obadiah are looking for grass for the animals
18:2-6
Elijah meets faithful Obadiah and arranges a meeting with Ahab
18:7-16
Ahab calls Elijah a trouble-maker
18:17
Ahab was the
real
trouble-maker
18:18
Contest is arranged
18:19-20
The people are
not
committed
18:21Slide6
The Contest at Mt. Carmel
A fair demonstration will prove who is God
God will burn his own sacrifice
18:22-24
Prophets of Baal went first
18:25-29
Elijah makes a point of Baal’s failure
18:27
They try harder
18:28-29, Matt. 6:7-8
Elijah
glorifies
God
18:30-37
The people believe in the Lord
18:38-39
The people
act
on their faith
18:40
Relationship to God
restored
18:41-46Slide7
Elijah’s Discouragement
At the highlight of his career, Elijah becomes discouraged
19:1-5
Nothing has changed; Jezebel still in charge
Elijah
feels
alone
So he
makes
himself
alone
Don’t withdraw yourself!
Hebrews 10:24-25
God
encourages
Elijah
19:5-18
He gives him a
job
to do and
help
to do it
19:19-21Slide8
War With Syria
Ben-
Hadad
looks for a fight
20:1-11
God delivers victory to Ahab
20:12-30
He
witnessed
God’s power
v.28
Ahab releases a man God marked for death
20:31-34
A prophet announces punishment for Ahab
20:35-43
Ahab is
sullen
v.43Slide9
War With Syria
Ahab turns to
materialism
; still
unhappy
21:1-7
Jezebel does his dirty work for him
21:7-16
Elijah pronounces punishment
21:17-24
Ahab humbles himself
21:27
God
responds
to Ahab’s humility
21:28-29
He will respond to yours
1 Tim. 1:15, Acts 2:38
Ahab seeks to regain land from Syria
22:1-3
Seeks help from the good king of Judah
22:4
Jehoshaphat required
divine guidance
22:5Slide10
War With Syria
All the prophets told Ahab what
he
wanted
22:6
Jehoshaphat wanted the
truth
22:7
Micaiah
told the truth Ahab did not like
22:8
He did this time as well
22:9-25
He was jailed for it
22:26-28
Ahab tried to prevent fulfillment of the prophecy
22:29-33
Ahab
can’t hide
from God
22:34-40
His power and riches did him no good
v.39
All is vanity unless you serve God