2 Kings 2:1-25 — Authority and Power Transferred from Elijah to Elisha
THE MIRACULOUS ASCENSION OF ELIJAH COMPLETES THE TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY AND POWER TO ELISHA
2 Kings 1:1-18 — The Folly of Idolatry — Is It Because There Is No God In Israel?
DENYING ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESISTING GOD PROVE DISASTROUS SINCE GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE
1 Kings 22:41-53 — The Good and the Bad — Jehoshaphat and Ahaziah
GOD’S PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO CONSISTENTLY FOLLOW HIS WAYS
1 Kings 22:1-40 — The Death of King Ahab According to the Word of God
THE PROPHETIC WORD OF TRUTH ALWAYS HITS ITS TARGET
1 Kings 21:1-29 — Ahab’s Abuse of Power in Seizing Naboth’s Vineyard
THE LORD’S JUSTICE CATCHES UP TO AHAB AND JEZEBEL FOR THEIR ABUSE OF POWER IN KILLING NABOTH IN ORDER TO SEIZE HIS VINEYARD
1 Kings 20:1-43 — Ahab Can’t Help Himself — Trusting in Political Compromise
GOD’S GRACIOUS DEFENSE OF ISRAEL AGAINST TWO SYRIAN ATTACKS FAILS TO COMPEL OBEDIENCE FROM KING AHAB
1 Kings 19:19-21 — Call of Elisha
GOD’S CALL DEMANDS TOTAL COMMITMENT
1 Kings 19:1-18 — Discouragement over Lack of Visible Ministry Impact
GOD WORKS IN WAYS THAT WE CANNOT SEE SO DON’T DESPAIR OVER LACK OF VISIBLE MINISTRY IMPACT
1 Kings 18:1-46 — Showdown on Mount Carmel
ONLY THE REAL GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE – FEAR AND SERVE HIM!
1 Kings 17:1-24 — Elijah’s Grand Entrance
TRUST IN GOD AS THE SOVEREIGN OF LIFE, THE SUSTAINER OF LIFE AND THE SOURCE OF LIFE
1 Kings 15:32 – 16:34 — Five Successive Evil Kings of Israel
THE EVIL DYNASTIES OF THESE FIVE ISRAELITE KINGS PAINT A GRIM PICTURE OF DEATH, DESTRUCTION AND BLOODSHED
1 Kings 15:1-31 — Rating the Kings of Judah and Israel
GOD DESIRES LEADERS WHO DEMONSTRATE A FAITHFUL HEART LIKE KING DAVID RATHER THAN THOSE WHO CONTINUE IN THE PATTRN OF SIN, INSTABILITY AND STRIFE