May 24 2020

Ahab: The Grace of God

Evil

evil - more 1Kings 16:30ff

no one like Ahab 21:25-26

married Jezebel

serve and worship Baal

set worship of Baal

Accomplishments

Centralized Israel

Strengthened Israel

Construction

Alliances

Grace offered

trusted in false gods, his own ability, and political alliances

in a pursuit of power and wealth

Scripture

1 Kings 17:1 NASB95

1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”

1 Kings 18:1–2 NASB95

1 Now it happened after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth.” 2 So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.

1 Kings 18:17–18 NASB95

17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is this you, you troubler of Israel?” 18 He said, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, because you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and you have followed the Baals.

1 Kings 18:41 NASB95

41 Now Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of the roar of a heavy shower.”

A drought might not look like grace

God sought to change the heart of a man

How should Ahab respond? How should we?

Are you praying that God would change the heart of the evil?

Do we see God controlling the skies to draw us to Him?