Some Sunday School Lessons on God's Man Elijah
All of God’s prophets love shortning shortning
All of God’s prophets love shortning bread.(2x)
The brook dried up, the ravin flew away
Elijah God’s prophet had no bread that day.
He went to the widow, she was almost dead.
Elihah he told her make me shortning bread.
(chorus)
So depend on the Lord, he will take care of you.
When you keep doing what he said to do.
He will cloth the lilly, see the sparrow gets fed.
And just like his prophet feed you shortning bread.
Lesson 1 Introduction
Who is Elijah the Tishbite?
-No Intro, No family, No background, No Mother, No Father
Just a NoBody Prophet
His opening Line I Kings 17:1
Was this the Word of the Lord? Or the Word of Frustration?
When would it rain again?
Who was Ahab? I Kings 16:25-26, Omri ... 30-32 Ahab
What did God do for Elijah? 17:2-6
Lesson 2 Serving God after the while.
I Kings 17:7-16
Lesson 3 Trust God, Know God, Ask God, IT come to pass!
1 Kings 17:18-24
Lesson 4 Obediah Wrong Man, Wrong Method, Wrong Means
1 Kings 18:1-16
Contrast Elijah and Obediah and In this lesson consider:
1) What was Elijah’s method of dealing with Ahab?
2) What was Obediah’s method of dealing with Ahab?
3) What did Elijah eat at the brook Cherith? At the Widows house?
4) What did Obediah’s prophets get to eat?
5) What was Elijah’s relationship with King Ahab?
6) What was Obediah’s relationship with King Ahab?
7) Who did Obediah stand before and fear?
8) Who did Elijah stand before and fear? Vr 15
9) How do you suppose Obediah would have to answer Ahab’s question in
verse 17?
10) Will you be here next week to find out how Elijah answers Ahab’s
question?
Lesson 5 Elijah Meets Ahab
1 Kings 18:17-24
Lesson 6 Jehovah Versus Baal and the 63 word prayer.
1 Kings 18:25-41
Lesson 7 Elijah Prays for Rain I Kings 18:41-46
Lesson 8 Elijah Distraught by Jezebel ! Kings 19:1-8
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger ....
God has ordained that HUSBANDS be the spiritual leaders in the home. To do otherwise is disastrous.
Example – Ahab & Jezebel from I Kings 10:1 all the way to the death of Jezebel II Kings 9:37 ... and even beyond ref II Kings 10
Example Solomon and Women I Kings 11:1-6, 14
SO ALSO the spiritual leadership in the Church is to be from the HUSBANDs who have sucessfully provided spiritual leadership in their homes. Read 1 Tim 2:8-14.
The Bible is very clear on this .... If we will believe the Bible.
WHAT DID ELIJAH DO?
When facing the fury of a woman he RAN I Kings 19:3 (A good run is better than a bad fight.)
When facing the fury of a woman he RAMBLED on I Kings 19:4
He was REFRESHED and RESTORED 19:5-7
Sleep and Rest
Angle Food Cake and Water
Angle Food so he could CONTINUE THE JOURNEY. By all means continue.
Lesson 9 Elijah Hears from God. I Kings 19:8-18
Still small voice of God
Instructions 1) Go, return
2) Anoint a new king of Syria, a new king of Israel
3) Anoint a new prophet, enlisting future help vr 17
You are not alone! Vr 18
Lesson 10 God's Call on Elisha and God's call to you. I Kings 19:19-21
Lesson 11 Ahab's firsts Syrian victory. I Kings 20:1-21
Benhadad's Strength vr1-2 Ahab outnumbered 32 to 1
Ahab's Surrender vr 3-4 Complete Surrender?
Benhadad's Stupid Demand vr 5-6
Ahab's Serious Counsel vr 7-9
Benhadad's Boastfull Declaration of War vr 10
Ahab's Unique Retort vr11
Benhadad's non-Unique Handicap vr 12 Drinking BudWiser to get BudDumber
God's Promise to Ahab vr 13-14
Lesson 11 Part 2 God Delivers what He promises Vr 15-22
Lesson 12 Ahab's second Syrian campain and Sin. I Kings 20:22-43
Lesson 13 Naboth's Vineyard – Ahab & Jezebell's great sin. I Kings 21
Lesson 14 God Stages to fulfill His prophecy Micaiah's Vision I Kings 22:1-28
Lesson 15 God's Prophecy fulfilled at Ramoth Gilead I Kings 22:29-53
Lesson 16 Elijah Prophet to Ahab's Son II Kings 1:1-18
Lesson 17 Elijah Translated II Kings 2:1-15
August 11
This Experience Must Come
Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha . . . saw him no more
—2 Kings 2:11-12
It is not wrong for you to depend on your "Elijah" for as long as God gives him to you. But remember that the time will come when he must leave and will no longer be your guide and your leader, because God does not intend for him to stay. Even the thought of that causes you to say, "I cannot continue without my ’Elijah.’ " Yet God says you must continue.
Alone at Your "Jordan" ( Kings 2:14 ). The Jordan River represents the type of separation where you have no fellowship with anyone else, and where no one else can take your responsibility from you. You now have to put to the test what you learned when you were with your "Elijah." You have been to the Jordan over and over again with Elijah, but now you are facing it alone. There is no use in saying that you cannot go— the experience is here, and you must go. If you truly want to know whether or not God is the God your faith believes Him to be, then go through your "Jordan" alone.
Alone at Your "Jericho" ( 2 Kings 2:15 ). Jericho represents the place where you have seen your "Elijah" do great things. Yet when you come alone to your "Jericho," you have a strong reluctance to take the initiative and trust in God, wanting, instead, for someone else to take it for you. But if you remain true to what you learned while with your "Elijah," you will receive a sign, as Elisha did, that God is with you.
Alone at Your "Bethel" ( 2 Kings 2:23 ). At your "Bethel" you will find yourself at your wits’ end but at the beginning of God’s wisdom. When you come to your wits’ end and feel inclined to panic— don’t! Stand true to God and He will bring out His truth in a way that will make your life an expression of worship. Put into practice what you learned while with your "Elijah"— use his mantle and pray (see 2 Kings 2:13-14 ). Make a determination to trust in God, and do not even look for Elijah anymore.
Lesson 18 Prophet in Training, Elisha's first 3 miracles. II Kings 2:14-25
Prophet in Training
Use of the Mantle Water's Source The Power of our Curse
Lesson 19 Make this valley full of ditches II Kings 3 (Oct 16)
Elijah Mirrored with Twice the Miracle No rain – Delivering Water
Jehoram Ahab's Son's Alliance with Jumpen Jehoshophat and Edom
God's prophet with God's minstrel
God's deliverance in God's way. Miracle #4
Lesson 20 Go Barrow Vessels II Kings 4:1-7
Elijah Mirrored with Twice the Miracle The Widows provision
Lesson 21 And it fell on a Day II Kings 4:8-37
Elijah Mirrored with Twice the Miracle
The Shunemmite's son from conception to resurrection
Lesson 22 Poisoned Pottage II Kings 4:38-44 (Miracle #8&9) (Nov)
Bread of Life fixes death in the pot
Feeding the Multitude without Obediah
Lesson 24 Healing of Naaman the Leper II Kings 5:1-19 (Nov)
Lesson 25 Gehazi's Sin II Kings 5:20-27 (Nov)
Lesson 26 The Hidden Thing Lost Axe Head and Plans of Kings II Kings 6:1-12 (Nov)
December Lessons = Christmas Lessons
Lesson 28 Elisha's dealings with the Syrians II Kings 6:8-12 (review) and 13-23
Lesson 29 Famine and the misplaced enemy of kings II Kings 6:24-33
Lesson 30 Deliverance come from leprous men II Kings 7
Lesson 31 Famine & the Shunammites reminder II Kings 8:1-6
Lesson 32 Benhadad's Inquiry and Hazael's unintended evil, II Kings 8:7-15
Lesson 33 Judah's infection from Ahab's family II Kings 8:16-29
The union at Jezreel set's the stage for judgment.
Lesson 34 Anointing of Jehu, Slaying of Jehoram, Ahaziah and Jezebel II Kings 9
Lesson 35 5th New Line of Kings for Israel, Jehu's reign II Kings 10
Lesson 36 Payday Someday, Jezebell's fall II Kings 10