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*Fire at Zarephath*
I Kings 17:17-24
*Background and Introduction: *
1. *Israel**’s Political Condition*: I Kings 16:29-31
Like father, like son, Ahab was the spitting image of his father in wickedness.
Is it not true that what we allow in moderation our children will do in excess?
Needless to say, politically the nation had been weakened by the line of wicked kings.
Omri’s wickedness exceeded them all; Until Ahab took the throne verse 30.
What hope is there for a nation whose leadership is corrupt?
2. *Israel**’s Spiritual Condition*: I Kings 16:32-33.
Spiritually the nation had been impacted by the ungodliness of its leaders.
To top off this wicked king he married a woman who was more wicked than himself.
Jezebel, the one who introduced Baal worship, the one who held Gods prophets in contempt, the one whose name, still to this very day, remains will such a stigma that no one names their child “Jezebel”.
At least as far as I know, unless they are not aware of her infamy.
3.
*Israel**’s Meteorological *(ÇmiùtI«r«ÈldZIk«l) *Condition*: I Kings 17:1.
It had been declared that there would be no rain except at the word of Elijah.
*What boldness*, *what faith*, *what intestinal fortitude* to stand before the wicked king and announce such bleakness.
4. *Israel**’s Prophetical condition: * The Holy Spirit could write the life of Elijah in two words: *“He Prayed.”
*They had a prophet who feared nothing but God.
(with the exception of a momentary lapse in faith when threatened by Jezebel) One writer said that “Elijah lived with God.
He thought about sin like God; He grieved over sin like God; he spoke against sin like God. *He was all passion in his prayers* *and passionate in his denunciation of evil* in the land.
*In chapter 17 we see that Ravens cared for Elijah.
After the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath.
The name literally means “refinery”.*
Beginning in I Kings 17:17-24 we see faith.
In our study I would like for us to address:
*I.*
*The trial of Faith*
*II.
The Collapse of Faith*
*III.
The Operation of Faith*
*IV.
The Fruit of Faith*
*I.*
*The trial of Faith*
*II.
The Collapse of Faith*
*III.
The Operation of Faith*
*IV.
The Fruit of Faith*
*I.
**The Trial of Faith.**
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*A.
*Trials often happen* unexpectedly!
verse 17a*
“And it came to pass after these things, /that/ the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick;”
This thought is supported by James 1:2 James 1:2 “My brethren, count it all joy when ye* fall* into *divers* *temptations*;” [1]
¨ to fall into as to be encompassed[2].
Carries the idea of the unexpected!
¨ Many.
Ill A dear Christian lady I know (Mrs.
Barbara Snyder) who has given her life to serve the Lord in the local church had a series of trials that came both unexpectedly and severely!
Within approx.
six months: her car burned, Her house burned, her brother died and her husband died.
It is important that we prepare spiritually by maintaining our daily walk with the Lord or else such testing my be more than devastating.
¨ Testing
B. Trials are sometimes *severe! 17:17b*
“and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him
What did this trial mean to this woman?
What was the impact?
What were her choices?
NT Examples:
OT Examples:
I.
*The Trial of Faith.
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A.* *Trials often happen* unexpectedly!
verse 17a*
B. Trials are sometimes *severe! 17:17b*
C. They always happen *purposefully.
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It is possible that in this life we may never be able to answer the ominous “why” question, as it relates to our trials; but we can be assured that they are not without *Purpose.
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Since God is Sovereign we must believe that there is a divine purpose woven into the fabric of our difficulties.
*Romans 8:28* is part of the Book we hold in our hands and hide in our hearts!
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to /his/ purpose.”
[3]
*James 1:3,4*
“Knowing /this/, that the trying of your faith *worketh *patience.
But let patience have /her/ *perfect* work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
[4]
¨ 1) to perform, accomplish, achieve
¨ 2) Brought to its end, Finished
Ill.
A little boy was visiting his grandmother and as she was busily embroidering a piece of cloth, he crawled under the embroidering table.
He was stunned as he looked up to see from underneath, what his grandmother was doing.
He said “grandmother, what kind of a mess are you making?” “What on earth do you mean!” she responded?
“This thing that you are making has all kinds of ugly knots underneath.”
The grandmother said “I’m sure it does but rest assured that I am looking at it from the top side and all things are turning out all right.”
This must be what God says to us.
We look at our lives and can’t help but say “what kind of mess is this Lord?”
Through His Word we hear His voice which says all things are working together for good.”
I.
*The Trial of Faith.
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A.* *Trials often happen* unexpectedly!
verse 17a*
B. Trials are sometimes *severe! 17:17b*
C. They always *happen purposefully*
*A careful study guides us to this conclusion:*
*Romans 8:29*
For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate /to be/ conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
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God’s will, if you are a believer, is not illusively hidden from His children.
God does not coach us along life’s road saying things like “you are getting warmer” or “look over there”.
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