1Kings16:29- 33;18:1-19:
- King Ahab married a Sidonian princess, Jezebel, and brought her to Israel,
- She introduced the worship of Baal in Israel contrary to Israel’s tradition,
- Elijah, the prophet, prophesied drought in Israel for three and half years as a result of Jezebel’s apostasy,
- The drought caused severe famine in Israel.
- As a result, Jezebel sought to destroy all the prophets of God.
- At this time, Obadiah, (the man in-charge of Ahab’s household,) hid and fed one hundred prophets of
the Lord, - Obadiah was sent by Ahab to search for water and grass in order to save the King’s horses and mules,
- While Obadiah was searching for water, he met Elijah and prostrated before him.
- Elijah asked Obadiah to report his (Elijah) presence to Ahab.
- Obadiah said he could not risk his life since Elijah could vanish from the scene at any time,
- Obadiah further told Elijah of how he had hidden and fed some prophets of God in a cave when Jezebel killed some of them,
- Elijah assured Obadiah that he was ready to meet Ahab and that he should be informed,
- The king met Elijah and accused him of being the troubler of Israel,
- Elijah counter-accused Ahab of being the real cause of all the woes of Israel.
- Elijah proposed a meeting at Mount Carmel to settle who was the true God.
See also: Why Elijah pronounce drought on Israel and how Ahab reacted to this
Lessons learnt from the encounter
- Unfaithfulness to God attracts punishment,
- Punishment for sin brings untold hardship to both the innocent and the culprits.,
- God has a way of solving human problems, See God’s intervention on behalf of Elijah
- People should be bold to confront
those who cause human suffering, - God protects his people from harm,
- Believers should take care of God’s people.
- It is good to
discharge any assignment given by a true man of God.
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