Bible Study Lesson on 1 Kings 17

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4. ONE TRUE GOD
1 Kings 17:1-7; 18:20-46
pages 680-683
www.slideshare.net/LazarouRichard

5. 14 Era Bookmark
Divided Kingdom

6. Context
•Kingdom divided
(Rehoboam & Jeroboam)
•King Ahab & Jezebel in
Israel

7. Lesson Objective
God manifests His
mighty power both to
unbelievers and
believers so that they
will confess His
greatness and bow
before Him.

8. 1 Kings 17:1
1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said
to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel lives,
before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew
nor rain these years, except by my word.”

9. 1 Kings 17:2-5
2 And the word of the LORD came to him:
3 “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide
yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the
Jordan. 4 You shall drink from the brook, and I
have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”
5 So he went and did according to the word of the
LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith
that is east of the Jordan.

10. What role does comfort play in your
decisions, especially regarding
obedience to the Lord?

11. 1 Kings 17:6-7
6 And the ravens brought him bread and meat in
the morning, and bread and meat in the evening,
and he drank from the brook. 7 And after a while,
the brook dried up, because there was no rain in
the land.

12. How are you these days at
acknowledging who has true control
over everything?

13. The Story Continued
•God provides for Elijah
•God provides for others (widow of Zarephath &
son)
•God sends Elijah back to Ahab
•Troubler of Israel
•The showdown at Mount Carmel

14. The Story Continued
• v.21 And Elijah came near to all the people and said, “How long
will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD
is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people
did not answer him a word.
• Whoever answers by fire is God
• Baal’s turn
• v.26 And they took the bull that was given them, and they
prepared it and called upon the name of Baal from morning until
noon, saying, “O Baal, answer us!” But there was no voice, and
no one answered. And they limped around the altar that they
had made.

15. The Story Continued
• v.29 And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the
offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one
answered; no one paid attention.
• Exodus 2:23-25 During those many days the king of Egypt died,
and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and
cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to
God. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his
covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw
the people of Israel – and God knew.

16. The Story Continued
• God’s turn
• Elijah rebuilds altar with 12 stones according to the 12 tribes
• Trench, bull, 12 jars of water
• v.36-37 And at the time of the offering of the oblation, Elijah the
prophet came near and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac,
and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and
that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at
your word. Answer me, O LORD, answer me, and that you have
turned their hearts back.”
• God answers with fire and sends rain

17. Our Divided Hearts
•Suppress the truth of God
•Question the character of God

18. Surface Idols: Life only has meaning and I only have worth if…
Image …I have a particular kind of look or body image
Work …I’m highly productive, getting a lot done
Achievement …I am recognized for my accomplishments, excelling in my
career
Materialism …I have a certain level of wealth, financial freedom, and nice
possessions
Religion …I’m adhering to my religion’s moral codes and activities
Individual
Person
…this one person in my life is happy or they’re happy with me
Inner-Ring …a particular social or professional group lets me in
Relationship …Mr. or Mrs. Right is in love with me
Family …my children or my parents are happy and are happy with me

19. Source Idol #1: COMFORT
• Life only has meaning and I only have worth if I
have a particular kind of pleasure and quality of
life with freedom and lack of stress.
• My greatest nightmare is stress and demands.
• People around me often feel neglected.
• My problem emotion is boredom.
2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of mercies and God of all comfort…

20. Source Idol #2: APPROVAL
• Life only has meaning and I only have worth if I
am loved and respected by ______.
• My greatest nightmare is rejection.
• People around me often feel smothered.
• My problem emotion is cowardice.
Ephesians 1:4-6
…even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we
should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for
adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the
Beloved.

21. Source Idol #3: CONTROL
• Life only has meaning and I only have worth if I
am able to get mastery over my life and have
certainty in the area of ______.
• My greatest nightmare is uncertainty.
• People around me often feel condemned.
• My problem emotion is worry.
1 Chronicles 29:10b-12
Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O LORD, is the
greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the
heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head
above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are
power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

22. Source Idol #4: POWER
• Life only has meaning and I only have worth if I
have power and influence over others.
• My greatest nightmare is humiliation.
• People around me often feel used.
• My problem emotion is anger.
1 Chronicles 29:10b-12
Blessed are you, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever. Yours, O LORD, is the
greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the
heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O LORD, and you are exalted as head
above all. Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are
power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

23. The One True God: Faithful to Expose Idols
Ezekiel 14:1-5
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.
And the word of the LORD came to me: “Son of man, these men
have taken idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of
their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be
consulted by them? Therefore speak to them and say to them,
Thus says the Lord God: Any one of the house of Israel who takes
his idols into his heart and sets the stumbling block of his iniquity
before his face, and yet comes to the prophet, I the LORD will
answer him as he comes with the multitude of his idols, that I may
lay hold of the hearts of the house of Israel, who are all estranged
from me through their idols.

24. What surface idols can you identify
in your life? What are the source
idols at the root? What truth about
God are you suppressing in pursuit
of the idol?

25. Will you go on limping or will you
surrender to the One True God?