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Elijah in Both Testaments (Malachi 4; Matthew 11:2-14)

 

Alexander Stewart “Elijah’s mission was to vindicate the supremacy of Jehovah, and to bring back the land of Israel to its former allegiance to him. His work indeed was proclaimed by his name for Elijah means Jehovah is God and to burn this one truth into the heart and …

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Once Again: Jehovah or Baal? (2 Kings 1:1-18)

 

  • In a crisis, where do you first look?
  • King Ahaziah is the son of King Ahab (killed in battle) and Jezabel
  • Moab have rebelled against Israel
  • King Ahaziah is on his deathbed after a fall Jonathan Edwards: “You hang by a slender thread…”
  1. We are not to consult evil
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The Covetous King (1 Kings 21:1-16)

 

  • 1 Kings 19 (Jezebels anger, the 7000)
  • 1 Kings 20 (Benhahad & Ahab)
    1. Naboth: Keeping Faithful Costs
      • “Naboth treasures Yahweh’s gift more than money” D.R. Davis Lev 25:23-28 & Num 36:7-9
      • Please the king & displease the King of Kings or be faithful & obedient
    2. Ahab: the Sulking &
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    After the Contest (1 Kings 18:36-46)

     

  • Fallout of the Battle of Mt Carmel
  • God leaving no doubt about who was victorious
  • Slaughter points forward to coming judgment and gives us warning

    1. Ahab and his lack of lack of faith
      • Ahab has been soundly defeated, but his destiny seems confusing
      • Lessons here for God’s people on
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    The Danger of Sitting on the Fence (1 Kings 18:17-24)

     

    1. Worldly trouble doesn’t mean God’s absence vv17-20
      • Who has caused Israel’s trouble? Who is Achan? Josh 6-7
      • ‘He controls His foes as truly as He does His friends.’ – A.W. Pink. Gen 50.20; Rom 8.28. God is good and in control.
    2. It is still a choice to say nothing
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