Proverbs 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. KJV
Proverbs 4:26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. KJV
Ahab
· Comes on the scene in 1 Kings 16 with a rough start
o 1 Kings 16:28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead. 29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him. 31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him. 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria. 33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him KJV
How did he get to this awful place?
· He allowed child sacrifice
o 1 Kings 16:34 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. KJV
§ Joshua 6:26 And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it. KJV
He blamed others for what he himself was responsible for
· 1 Kings 18:17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim. KJV
He had seen the miracles of God but would not fully commit to God
· On 2 different occasions he had gone to war under the direction of God after hearing from God for the purpose that Ahab would “know that I am The Lord”
He wanted the things of God his way instead of Gods way
· After war he allowed the attacking king to live and made a peace treaty with him
· When he was rebuked by God for this he became “heavy and displeased”
o Heavy – peevish, to turn away morally, rebellious, stubborn
o Displeased – to boil up, to be wroth
He was familiar with God but not a follower of Him
· There are many that know the ways of God but refuse to walk down those paths
He wanted to be around those of God, but to not serve God
· Obaidah
· Elijah
He had the authority to do wrong, which means he had the authority to do right
· He was a part of the death of Naboth – who took a stand which cost him his life
· He allowed Jezebel to be what she wanted to be instead of what she was supposed to be
Time to take a stand
· Naboth
· David
· Shammah – field of lentils 2 Samuel 23:12
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