Learn to trust in the goodness and faithfulness of God and His purposes for your life.Be encouraged to wait on God’s good work in your heart and mind, even in seasons when you feel like no one sees.Understand the value of seasons of growth and testing in your spiritual maturity.Articles to enhance your study and application of the content.Seven enriching teaching videos, approximately 30–40 minutes per session, available for purchase or rent.Personal study segments to complete between 7 weeks of group sessions.Leader guide to help with questions and discussions within small groups.And how the emboldened, fiery faith you desire is being fashioned by God in your life right now. Join Priscilla Shirer on this 7-session journey through the life and times of the prophet Elijah to discover how the fire on Mount Carmel was forged in the valley of famine. Those who patiently wait on God in the darkness emerge with their holy loyalty cemented, their courage emblazoned, and their confident belief in Him set afire. Strength of faith, character, and boldness can only be shaped in the hidden fires of silence, sameness, solitude, and adversity. Yet few are willing to go through the process required to get them there. The place where the body was left unburied was also the place where Elisha was laid to rest.Old Testament heroes are best known for their most celebrated moments: Moses dividing the Red Sea David slaying Goliath Gideon routing an insurmountable army Joshua marching around the defiant walls of Jericho.Īnd Elijah-calling down fire on Mount Carmel.īlinded by the remarkable narratives of our biblical heroes, we can forget they each had a backstory-months and years of development, even difficulty, which fortified their spiritual muscle and prepared them for the tasks that made their lives unforgettable.Įvery serious believer longs to summon up the kind of boldness and faith that can stand firm on Mount Carmel and pray down heaven into impossible situations. One day, some men were burying a man in a cave when a gang appeared and caused them to flee. God's power, however, showed through him even after his death. He dressed like the people of his day and generally succored the people.Įlisha, after sixty years of service as a prophet, died in his own home (2Kings 13:14, 20). His successor, however, stayed as a visitor in the homes where he went. He then followed his mentor until the day God took him away by a chariot of fire.Įlijah was rough shod and hairy and thundered his denunciation of kings. However, he apparently knew what it meant when his mentor's mantle was cast over him, since when it occurred he simply said goodbye to his parents (verses 20 - 21). John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus before his ministry began, preached in his spirit and power (John 1:19 - 23, Matthew 17:10 - 13).Įlisha, on the other hand, was a humble farmer (1Kings 19:16 - 19). The service to God of Elijah was so exemplary that he represented all the Old Testament prophets when Jesus was transfigured and in a vision is seen talking to him and Moses (Luke 9:28 - 36). Elisha's request for a double portion of God's spirit (2Kings 2:1 - 12) is granted. He is taken, after completing these tasks, away from the area on a miraculous fiery chariot sent by God. He is commanded, after fleeing death threats from Queen Jezebel, to anoint two kings and make Elisha his successor (1Kings 19). God even gave him the power to OUTRUN the chariot of Ahab (who also had a head start) to the entrance of Jezreel (1Kings 18:46)! He also had a major confrontation with Israel's false prophets on Mount Carmel, which ended in the execution of 850 prophets of Baal and Asherah (1Kings 18:18 - 40). He raised a widow's son from the dead (1Kings 17:2 - 24). Bible Study Questions on the Book of 1 Kings Introduction: This workbook was designed for Bible class study, family study, or personal study. This prophet led what we might call today a "dynamic life." He was a prophet who warned and punished the Kings of Israel for their sins. The scene of Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount.
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