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2. Lesson 7 1 Kings 19:1 – 20:21

3. Assignment for next lesson  Find scriptures, write thoughts, prepare comments…  God is not just a god of the hills or of the valleys 1 Kings 20:28  God must be obeyed  God is longsuffering

4. Kings  Judah  Rehoboam 17 yrs; evil  Abijam 3 yrs; evil  Asa 41 yrs; good  Jehoshaphat 25 yrs; good  Israel (all evil)  Jeroboam - 22 yrs  Nadab - 2 yrs  Baasha - 24 yrs  Elah - 2 yrs  Zimri - 1 week  Omri - 12 yrs  Ahab - 22 yrs ------------------------------- REVIEW

5. Kingdom Relationships  JUDAH  Jehoshaphat  Jehoram  Ahaziah  Athaliah  ISRAEL  Ahab – Jezebel Ahaziah Jehoram Athaliah Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram marries Athaliah daughter of Ahab, king of Israel REVIEW

6. A Drought  1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.” REVIEW

7. A Man of God  Staying with widow  Her son died; Elijah prayed to God  The boy’s life came back to him  Elijah took him to his mother Look your son lives  1 Kings 17:24 Then the woman said to Elijah, "Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is the truth." REVIEW

8. The Challenge  Ahab calls Elijah a troublemaker  1Kings 18:18 And he answered, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and have followed the Baals. Lack of water is not the problem Forsaking God and serving Baals Surprised?? REVIEW

9. The Challenge  Challenge to meet 450 prophets of Baal on Mt Carmel to prove who is God  1 Kings 18:21 And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (ASV) REVIEW

10. God answers  Fire from heaven Consumed sacrifice The wood The stones The earth beneath  1 Kings 18:39 Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!" How long will this last? REVIEW

11. Power of Prayer Example he prayed earnestly  17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.  Earnestly– serious in intention, purpose showing depth and sincerity of feeling When was last time you prayed an effectual, fervent, earnest prayer? James 5:16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. REVIEW

12. Lesson 7 1 Kings 19:1 – 20:21

14. Elijah Flees  Ahab tells Jezebel what has happened  Elijah had killed all her Baal prophets  Jezebel threatens to kill Elijah By the next day  Elijah flees to Beersheba

16. Self-pity  Elijah leaves his servant  He goes into the wilderness  He asks God to take his life  While Elijah is sleeping an angel awakes him to take food This is repeated Sustain for 40-days  Elijah goes to Mt Horeb The mountain of God

18. God’s Lesson for Elijah  “What are you doing here, Elijah?”  I’ve worked hard; it has done no good  I’m the only one left; they want to kill me

19. God was not in the wind

20. God was not in the earthquake… …or in the fire

21. God’s Lesson for Elijah  A still small voice  “What are you doing here, Elijah?”  I’ve worked hard; it has done no good  I’m the only one left; they want to kill me  “GO” … there is work to be done Anoint Hazael as king of Syria Anoint Jehu as king of Israel Anoint Elisha to take your place

22. God’s Lesson for Elijah  There are 7,000 who have not bowed to Baal  Faith and courage at Mt Carmel  Did not convince the people They did not turn from Baal  God is patient with Elijah  God works in different ways Through the voice of Elijah

23. Elisha Follows Elijah  Elisha is plowing with oxen  Elijah walks by and throws his mantle on Elisha  Elisha understood the meaning  Let me go say my good-byes  He left to go with Elijah

25. Syrians Attack Ahab  Jehoshaphat, a good king, is ruling in Judah  Ben-hadad is king of Syria Damascus  He has 32 allied kings with him  Sends message to Ahab I want your silver and gold and your loveliest wives and children

26. Syrians Attack Ahab  Ahab, seeing the combined force against him, agrees  Ben-hadad wants more  Ahab gets council  Sends reply—first request I agreed to; this one is too much  Ben-hadad promises to ‘annihilate’ Israel  Ahab says—don’t count the victory until the battle is over

27. God’s Lesson for Ahab  God promises to give Ahab victory over Syria Not something Ahab is used to “so that you may know that I am the Lord” Not because of Ahab’s righteousness Against great odds

28. Israel Is Victorious  Ahab follows the prophet’s instructions  232 young officers out front  7,000 soldiers behind them  Ben-hadad and kings are drunk  “take them alive”  Each Israelite kills the first Syrian he sees  Israel has a great victory

29. Lessons  God’s power  Demonstrated in a great and strong wind  Demonstrated in an earthquake and fire  God can work in many different ways  He can work through me  I must be willing Luke 2:49 And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" Colossians 1:9 …pray for you…that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will… 10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

30. Lessons  Faith and courage at Mt Carmel  Did not convince the people They did not turn from Baal  God is patient with Elijah  God will be patient with us  Keep building our faith  Get up and GO!! James 1:25 But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. “Increase MY Faith” “It is time to build in the church of our Lord, It is time to consider our ways…

31. Lessons  I’ve worked hard; it has done no good  I’m doing personal work, teaching but no one will respond  I look around and I see so many not working as hard as I am  God has many working keep doing my part  My job is to keep doing my part Read 2 Corinthians 11:23-28 Philippians 3:13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, 14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

32. Summary  I am willing  Get up and GO  Keep doing my part 1 Corinthians 3:5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.

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34. Lessons  God must be obeyed  1 Samuel 15:22  Acts 5:29  2 Corinthians 10:5  2 Thessalonians 1:8  1 Peter 4:17 1 Samuel 15:22 … in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. Acts 5:29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: "We ought to obey God rather than men. 2 Corinthians 10:5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 4:17 For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God?

35. Lessons  God is longsuffering Even with the most sinful  Romans 2:4 Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?  The reason for God’s longsuffering Wanting us to repent

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