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Ahaziah and Elijah

Obituaries How do you want to be remembered? Maybe and odd and sobering question to ponder, but one that matters more than most questions that we struggle with in life. Most obituaries speak of the accomplishments of the one who died and the love shared by those they leave behind. But there are others...…

Judah and the house of Ahab (21:2–22:12) Outline of Section: Judah and the house of Ahab (21:2–22:12) Jehoram (21:2–20) God preserves the house of David (21:2–7) God punishes Jehoram (21:8–20) Ahaziah (22:1–9) Ahaziah and the house of Ahab (22:1–4) Ahaziah’s downfall and death (22:5–9) Athaliah (22:10–12)…

Resorting to other gods; Fire from heaven

Bro Blake looks at 2 Kings 1 and the interaction between Elijah and King Ahaziah. Through the Word of the Lord and the defense of Elijah by the Lord, we see where worshiping false gods is never a good idea.

Last week we looked at the life of the worst kings to rule Israel – Ahab. We learned that much of what Ahab did came under the advisement of false prophets and his wife Jezebel. We also discovered in a rabbit trail at the end of 1 Kings that Ahab’s counterpart, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, was trying…

Sermon on 2 Kings 1 Congregation, We are still working our way through the life and times of Elijah, the prophet of God to the people of Israel. The last chapter we looked at was the last chapter in 1 Kings that mentions Elijah. The next time he appears is in the first chapter in the book 2 Kings. But…