god searches for a heart
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God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 19:1-8
Jezebel threatens Elijah
Elijah afraid...flees
Lord provides rest, food...via angel
Elijah runs to Horeb (Sinai), mountain of God
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 19:9-14
Lord asks Elijah twice why he was there
Elijah responded by focusing on himself, troubles
God not in the great wind, earthquake, fire...in the gentle wind
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 19:15-21
Lord tells Elijah to go to wilderness of Damascus...
Hazael king over Aram
Jehu king over Israel
Elisha as prophet in his place
Elijah did as instructed
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 20:1-12, Ben-hadad and Ahab
Ben-hadad and 32 other kings besiege Samaria
Demanded silver, gold, beautiful wives, children
Ahab agreed initially...
Ben-hadad then demanded whatever he wanted...Ahab sought elders...said no!
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 20:13-14, a prophet to Ahab
Lord tells Ahab through a prophet that He would deliver Israel
Ahab questioned for insight/help
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 20:15-21, the first battle
Arameans driven away
1 Kings 20:22, prophet to Ahab
strengthen army
prepare
Ben-hadad will return
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 20:23-27, the Arameans
Ben-hadad counseled by servants
fight on plains due to Israel’s “mountain gods”
remove the 32 kings
replace army
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 20:28, a man of God to Ahab
God would give victory
So that Ahab would know that God is the Lord
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 20:29-34, the second battle
Israel defeats Aram
City walls of Aphek fall on 27k men
Ahab makes covenant with Ben-hadad
Should not have done so
God had delivered Ben-hadad twice
God Searches for a Heart...
Ahab’s life would be required in exchange for Ben-hadad’s because he should have killed Ben-hadad
Ahab did not repent
Ahab was sullen and vexed
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 21:1-4
Ahab seeks to buy land from Naboth
Naboth refuses based upon Lev/Num
Inheritance
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 21:5-1, Jezebel
daughter of King of Sidon
intro Ahab to Baal worship
supported Baal’s and Asherah’s prophets
killed Lord’s prophets..tried to kill Elijah
God Searches for a Heart...
Jezebel’s plan
deception
murder
“fast”
falsely accuse Naboth
whole city killed him
God Searches for a Heart...
1 Kings 21:17-29
Elijah told Ahab he would die in the same place where Naboth did
Jezebel’s end foretold...eaten by dogs
Ahab humbled himself!
Lord saw...would not bring judgment in Ahab’s lifetime.
God Searches for a Heart...
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