1- 16: King Ahab met the prophet Elijah.
Fighting Baal on Mount Eligami
4 1-46: The drought stopped and heavy rain fell.
Light sharing:
Verses 1 and 1: After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah, saying, Go, let Ahab see you, and I will send rain on the earth. God has time for everything (drought, rain, sending servants). As long as you wait patiently for God's will, Eun Woo will surely come.
2. God cleverly arranged for Ahab and his housekeeper Obadiah to look for grass and springs in two ways (3-6). Obadiah met with Elijah (7-8) and asked Ahab to meet Elijah (16). On the one hand, God wants to protect Elijah's safety, on the other hand, he wants Ahab to look at Elijah's face and obey Elijah's arrangement. This is the work of god, not human beings. What God wants to accomplish will definitely open the way to success. We just need to go like Elijah.
3. Obadiah is also a man who fears God and is very loyal. He is willing to take risks to protect the prophet of God. He is modest and prudent, and can be the ruler of Ahab and uphold justice. It takes great wisdom and courage, but God has given him the same grace as Yue Se under the Pharaoh, and he can also testify in front of people who don't believe in God. They are all our role models today. (3- 14)
4. Elijah's obedience: He always listened to God's words, whether he fled before or went to see Ahab himself, and he did whatever God said. Obedience is better than sacrifice; Obedience is better than ram fat (Sam). 15:22)
5. Elijah is brave:
A, meet Ahab and point out that Israel suffers because Ahab and his people worship idols (17), and they will never compromise in the face of power and crime. B, a person facing all Israel, 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah, calmly and calmly. C satirize false prophets and false gods in public (27). I hope you and I can stand bravely for the Lord like Elijah.
6. Elijah's confidence:
A, rebuild the destroyed altar of Jehovah, and add water to the wood and burnt offering for three times, so that the altar is filled with water (30-35). I believe that God will send fire to accept his sacrifice. Elijah was outnumbered. In the contest between the true god and the false god, he believed that the Lord would win and proved that the Lord was the true god.
B, pray for 7 times in a row and believe that God will surely fulfill his promise that it will rain on the ground. (42-44)
7. Elijah prayed:
Pray earnestly for the name of God, so that this people will know that you, Lord, are God and that you have turned their hearts back. "(37) I hope you and I both have Elijah's mind to pray for others, just to bring people back to the Lord, so that all the people can know God's salvation and turn their hearts to God.
8. Obadiah is a hidden servant, and Elijah is a revealed servant. In any case, they are all people with faith and action. They bear witness to the Lord and build the body of Christ together. In the spiritual journey, they are not alone, because God has prepared people for him in the Lord.