Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. 1 Corinthians 10:11.

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Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

1 Corinthians 10:11

I Kings 16Ahab – the high water mark of sinJezebel – Phoenician daughter of the priest-

king Ithbaal of SidonBut there was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in the sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up 1 Kings 21:25

True Worship:David, Josiah, Hezekiah

True Worship:David, Josiah, Hezekiah

False Worship:Jeroboam, et al

True Worship:David, Josiah, Hezekiah

False Worship:Jeroboam, et al

Demonic WorshipAhab, Manassah

True Worship:David, Josiah, Hezekiah

False Worship:Jeroboam, et al

Demonic WorshipAhab, Manassah

Natural progression

They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods they did not know, To new gods, new arrivals That your fathers did not fear.

Deuteronomy 32:17Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

1 Corinthians 10:20

Elijah the TishbiteImportance of Elijah:

A fore-shadow of John the BaptistA personification of the Prophet OfficeMet Jesus on the Mt. of Transfiguration

Prophetic PurposeDirecting the people of IsraelDirecting the kings of Israel

Staring with Samuel and SaulEnding with Jeremiah and ZedekiahContinued with Zerubbabel and Zechariah

Looking ahead to the Messiah

Elijah the TishbiteElijah’s challenge to Ahab:

No rain for three years(Sidonian widow)

Battle of gods and God at Mt. Carmel

Elijah the TishbiteDiscouragement

Fled to Sinai40 day fast

Solution: create an ongoing effortAnointing of three men

Elijah the TishbiteNaboth’s vineyard

Ahab’s curse

Ahab’s response

Lessons from Ahab & ElijahBeing led to sin is still sin – I Kings 21:25

God does not count numbers – 19:18

ANYONE can repent –21:28