1. OBEDIENCE VS: DISOBEDIENCE I KINGS 13: 1-32 I KINGS 13: 1-32 II KINGS 23: 17-18 II KINGS 23: 17-18

2. THE STORY OF 2 PROPHETSTHE STORY OF 2 PROPHETS  PROPHET OF GOD  FROM JUDAH (THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM) (THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM)  MESSAGE FOR KING JEROBOAM OF ISRAEL (THE NORTHERN KINGDOM) (THE NORTHERN KINGDOM)

3. THE STORY OF 2 PROPHETS  THE OLD PROPHET  FROM ISRAEL (THE NORTHERN KINGDOM) (THE NORTHERN KINGDOM)  MESSAGE FOR MAN OF GOD FROM JUDAH (THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM) (THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM)

4. A BRIEF HISTORY KINGS OF ISRAEL SAULDAVIDSOLOMON AND THEN

5. A BRIEF HISTORY REHOBOAM WHO REBELLED REHOBOAM WHO REBELLED KINGDOM SPLIT INTO NORTH AND SOUTH KINGDOM SPLIT INTO NORTH AND SOUTH REHOBOAM – SOUTH REHOBOAM – SOUTH 2 TRIBES 2 TRIBES JEROBOAM – NORTH JEROBOAM – NORTH 10 TRIBES 10 TRIBES

6. JEROBOAM VERY WICKED VERY WICKED BUILT ALTARS FOR WORSHIP TO FALSE GODS SO PEOPLE WOULD NOT GO TO JUDAH THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM AND WORSHIP THE TRUE GOD BUILT ALTARS FOR WORSHIP TO FALSE GODS SO PEOPLE WOULD NOT GO TO JUDAH THE SOUTHERN KINGDOM AND WORSHIP THE TRUE GOD BUILT HIGH PLACES BUILT HIGH PLACES VERY SINFUL PRACTICES VERY SINFUL PRACTICES

7. THE MAN OF GOD WAS FROM JUDAH WAS FROM JUDAH GOD TOLD HIM TO GO TO BETHEL TO CONDEMN THE ALTAR JEROBOAM HAD BUILT GOD TOLD HIM TO GO TO BETHEL TO CONDEMN THE ALTAR JEROBOAM HAD BUILT GOD TOLD HIM NOT TO EAT, DRINK,OR REST WHILE IN ISRAEL GOD TOLD HIM NOT TO EAT, DRINK,OR REST WHILE IN ISRAEL

8. THE MESSAGE THE MAN OF GOD TOLD THE ALTAR IT WOULD BE SPLIT APART THE MAN OF GOD TOLD THE ALTAR IT WOULD BE SPLIT APART TOLD HIM JOSIAH, A FUTURE KING OF JUDAH WOULD SACRIFICE THE BONES OF THE FALSE PRIESTS ON THAT ALTAR TOLD HIM JOSIAH, A FUTURE KING OF JUDAH WOULD SACRIFICE THE BONES OF THE FALSE PRIESTS ON THAT ALTAR JOSIAH BECAME KING 356 YEARS LATER JOSIAH BECAME KING 356 YEARS LATER

9. ANGER JEROBOAM REACHED FOR THE PROPHET TO STOP HIS WORDS AND HIS ARM WITHERED AND HE COULD NOT MOVE IT JEROBOAM REACHED FOR THE PROPHET TO STOP HIS WORDS AND HIS ARM WITHERED AND HE COULD NOT MOVE IT HE ASKED TO BE HEALED AND WAS HE ASKED TO BE HEALED AND WAS THE ALTAR SPLIT APART THE ALTAR SPLIT APART

10. THE INVITATION JEROBOAM ASKED THE MAN OF GOD TO HIS HOUSE FOR DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT JEROBOAM ASKED THE MAN OF GOD TO HIS HOUSE FOR DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT THE MAN OF GOD REFUSED BECAUSE GOD TOLD HIM NOT TO EAT, DRINK OR REST WHILE IN ISRAEL THE MAN OF GOD REFUSED BECAUSE GOD TOLD HIM NOT TO EAT, DRINK OR REST WHILE IN ISRAEL

11. LEAVING ISRAEL THE MAN OF GOD STARTED TO TRAVEL BACK TO JUDAH THE MAN OF GOD STARTED TO TRAVEL BACK TO JUDAH BUT BUT THE OLD PROPHET HEARD WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ALTAR AND INTERCEPTED THE MAN OF GOD THE OLD PROPHET HEARD WHAT HAPPENED AT THE ALTAR AND INTERCEPTED THE MAN OF GOD

12. ANOTHER INVITATION THE OLD PROPHET ASKED THE MAN OF GOD TO HIS HOUSE FOR DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT THE OLD PROPHET ASKED THE MAN OF GOD TO HIS HOUSE FOR DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT SAID GOD TOLD HIM THE MAN OF GOD SHOULD COME TO HIS HOUSE SAID GOD TOLD HIM THE MAN OF GOD SHOULD COME TO HIS HOUSE LIAR LIAR HE WAS A FALSE PROPHET HE WAS A FALSE PROPHET

13. TROUBLE THE OLD PROPHET TOLD THE MAN OF GOD HE WOULD DIE BECAUSE HE DISOBEYED GOD THE OLD PROPHET TOLD THE MAN OF GOD HE WOULD DIE BECAUSE HE DISOBEYED GOD HE GOT ON HIS DONKEY AND LEFT TO GO BACK TO JUDAH HE GOT ON HIS DONKEY AND LEFT TO GO BACK TO JUDAH

15. THE LION THE MAN OF GOD DIED BECAUSE OF DISOBEDIENCE THE MAN OF GOD DIED BECAUSE OF DISOBEDIENCE THE LION DID NOT EAT THE MAN, OR HURT THE DONKEY THE LION DID NOT EAT THE MAN, OR HURT THE DONKEY THE OLD PROPHET CAME THERE AND HE WAS NOT HURT BY THE LION THE OLD PROPHET CAME THERE AND HE WAS NOT HURT BY THE LION

16. LIONS IN OUR LIVES THINGS THAT SEPARATE US FROM GOD. THINGS THAT SEPARATE US FROM GOD. –LACK OF PRAYER –NOT STUDYING THE BIBLE –JOINING PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HONOR GOD’S WORD THIS IS SPIRITUAL DEATH THIS IS SPIRITUAL DEATH

17. PREVENT SPIRITUAL LIONS FOLLOW HIS WORD WHEN HE SAYS “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.” FOLLOW HIS WORD WHEN HE SAYS “YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.” “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” “YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” MATTHEW 22:37 & 39

18. JOSIAH II KINGS 23:17-18 JOSIAH FOUND THE TOMB OF THE MAN OF GOD (356 YEARS LATER) WHICH HAD REMAINED IDENTIFIED THAT LONG. THE OLD PROPHET ALSO WAS IN THAT TOMB, AND JOSIAH SAID TO LEAVE THEM ALONE. JOSIAH FOUND THE TOMB OF THE MAN OF GOD (356 YEARS LATER) WHICH HAD REMAINED IDENTIFIED THAT LONG. THE OLD PROPHET ALSO WAS IN THAT TOMB, AND JOSIAH SAID TO LEAVE THEM ALONE. THE BONES OF THE FALSE PRIESTS WERE BURNED ON THE ALTAR THE BONES OF THE FALSE PRIESTS WERE BURNED ON THE ALTAR

19. GOD HONORS YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS IN YOUR LIFE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS IN YOUR LIFE YOU HAVE PEACE BECAUSE OF OBEDIENCE YOU HAVE PEACE BECAUSE OF OBEDIENCE YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE