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Date: 13 Jan 2019
Bible: 1 Kings 21
Speaker: Andrew Sach

“Nothing escapes God’s notice”

1 Kings 21

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1. The tyranny of king Ahab (and his wife Jezebel)

 

He broke the 10th commandment 

 

 

 

He wants to un-rescue Israel (vineyards and vegetable gardens!)

 

 

 

She uses religion as a political weapon

 

  

 

 

APPLICATION: Many will suffer at the hands of the powerful, and even at the hands of the religious

 

 

 

 

 

2. The justice and the mercy of God

 

God sees the exploitation of the vulnerable

 

 

 

Ahab and Jezebel will go to the dogs, literally (v19, v23; cf. 14:11; 16:4)

 

 

 

But God is delighted at Ahab’s repentance and shows some mercy (v27-29)

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION: The oppressor must watch out; the oppressed can take comfort

 

 

 

 

 

3. The glory of King Jesus 

 

 

He can sympathise with Naboth
(Matthew 26:59-60)

 

 

 

 

He is nothing like Ahab

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION: No-one will suffer under this king