Death Accompanies the Prophet

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Jun 12, 2016 by: Dale Thiele | Series: The Life of Elijah Scripture: 1 Kings 18:1-19 Tags: pride, hard heart, self-reliance, blaming, Ahab, Obadiah

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The Life of Elijah
Death Accompanies the Prophet
1 Kings 18:1-19

• Case Study: The Hard Heart of Ahab

                 Physical Circumstances are Ultimate

                 Lack of Concern for Others

                 Prideful Self-Reliance

                 Blames Others

                 Abandons the Word of God

• The Soft Hearts of Elijah & Obadiah

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion

1. Read 1 Kings 18:1-19. What stands out about Ahab's words and actions? What are the symptoms of Ahab's hard heart?
2. Why does Ahab not kill Elijah when he first sees him? Why would Ahab obey Elijah's demand in verse 19?
3. Consider what the writer says about Obadiah? Is Obadiah faithful to God? Why or why not?
4. From Elijah's and Obadiah's examples, what are the marks of a softened heart for God? How do we cultivate a softened heart?

Memory Verse of the Week: Hebrews 3:12-13 Take care, brothers and sisters, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called "today," that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. (ESV)