1 Kings 20-22

Elijah’s Later Years
1 Kings 20-22

1 Kings 20
Elijah Takes a Break

Leaders are often very corrupt
When leaders fail, God still succeeds
The church is bigger than any 1 person
God is the God of hills AND valleys
Don’t make terms of peace with sin

1 Kings 21
Elijah Confronts Ahab

Don’t focus on the other side of the fence
When the King ignores the law, beware
Age has very little to do with maturity
Jezebel’s can rise up when men fail to lead
The Lord’s patience has its limits

1 Kings 22
Ahab Faces the Consequences

In wicked times…
Bad prophets usually give good news
Good prophets usually give bad news
There is always ‘peer pressure’ to be PC
True prophets are willing to suffer for truth
Once God decides, we can’t thwart His plan

2 Kings 1
Elijah Confronts Ahaziah

Some people will accept the truth
Some people will never appreciate truth-tellers
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom

2 Kings 2
Elijah’s Retirement

Gilgal was a place of beginnings
Bethel was a place of prayer
Jericho was a place of battle
The Jordan was a place of death
The Jordan was a place to pass the torch