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Today let’s look at the life of Elisha right after Elijah ascended. You will learn about Elisha and dive into how he was positioned by God to solve the problems of a city. God gave Elisha the answer to cleanse the water at Jericho. With a combination of the practical and the supernatural, Elisha became the answer for the water problem at Jericho. You will see as you continue to study with us, Elisha was indispensable and became a sought after man for answers from God. It should be no different today. Under the new covenant, we are all now kings and priests and should be making ourselves available with answers from God for our city. As God solves problems through us, it will cause others to want to know the God we serve. Join us today for a look into this prophet of God.

We continue with 2 Kings and the saga of disobedience which began in 1 Kings. Israel continues to spiral downward in faithlessness, and ultimately is defeated and dispersed by the Assyrians. Judah, the southern kingdom, had several kings who trusted God and attempted reforms. But after many years of God warning them through prophets, Judah’s sins were punished by Babylonian conquest. Through it all, God remained faithful to His covenant despite his people’s faithlessness. Also, dive into who exactly Baalzebub was and why it was such an insult for King Ahaziah to call on him instead of God for answers. Of utmost importance, is learning today the 4 disciplines to sin, and how God does not send evil in response to it.

Today, we are going to finish up the first book of Kings. We finally get to see Ahab’s prophecy of his life ending come to fruition. Ahab could have repented at anytime and turned to the Lord. He was given many chances. But Ahab surrounded himself with false prophets willing to tell the king whatever he wanted to hear. A true prophet would have been willing to tell the king the difficult truth and warn him again of what the Lord said. Finally, Ahab was turned over to the destroyer for judgement. Our choices can have generational impact. If King Solomon had done what God wanted in the beginning, Israel wouldn’t have been split into two kingdoms, and many lives may have been saved. Don’t buy the lie that what you do only impacts yourself. Your choices will affect your children and on down. Put this lesson to practical use today, and be obedient to God and what He has called you to do.

As we continue in Chapter 21 you will see the wickedness of King Ahab. He was extremely wicked and probably one of the most evil kings to reign. He was immature and with the help of his equally evil wife Jezebel, they killed a man and took his land just so the king could have a vegetable garden close to his house! God pronounced judgement on Ahab and his family line. Ahab turned in repentance and God responded in extravagant mercy even knowing how wicked Ahab was and that later, he would continue to do evil. This should be encouraging to us today! We can be assured that the heart of the Father is just looking for someone to turn in the slightest to Him and He will intervene! God will take every chance He has to extend love and mercy towards us. What a good God He truly is! Join me today for an in depth study of this story and much more.

After our brief intermission with Elijah and Elisha, we’re returning to the kings. We are going to look at Ben Hadad. He was an evil king who came against King Ahab of Israel. Notice that even though Israel was rebellious, they were still a nation that belonged to God and therefore, under His protection. Israel was severely outnumbered against Ben Hadad of Syria and in the natural, would have been completely wiped out. Through the prophet God gave King Ahab the strategy and plan to defeat Syria. Sometimes we may find ourselves in situations where we need a quick plan and even supernatural deliverance. We also may be warned of something that’s coming beforehand and given the plans to prepare. Both ways are supernatural. Ben Hadad launched a holy war against the God of Israel and he was hostile to God and His government on earth. He paid the consequences. While we as Christians are no longer under the wrath of God, those that are opposing Him and His people never know how much time they may have left to repent. Pray for our leaders today and enjoy this timely lesson.

Join us today as we go over this short, but important lesson from Elisha. You will go over the interesting way Elijah transferred his prophetic office to Elisha. Also, you’ll see the four places Elisha followed Elijah to and their deeper meanings. Notice how Elisha was determined to follow Elijah and how he refused to take his eyes off what he was supposed to do and didn’t want to be distracted, even by the supernatural. So, the main lesson here is to keep your eyes on your assignment and what you’ve been called to do. Don’t be distracted by grief, change, discouragement, loss or what others say. If you don’t know your assignment, get with Holy Spirit and find out what is is! He is sure to tell you if you ask. Enjoy today!

Continuing this week we look into a king who just wouldn’t repent and eventually paid the price. You’ll see as we go, the line of Ahab and Jezebel being systematically wiped out, according to the word of the Lord. The evil that came thru Ahab and Jezebel’s family line would continue to spread like a cancer and needed to be wiped out. You will see the long-suffering and goodness of God. He was, and still is, so ready for repentance and will forgive, even when He knows that in the end, they will still turn their backs and do evil. God is still the same! He longs to have a relationship with you! He looks for any sign of repentance and will immediately forgive! What an awesome God we serve! But just as we see in our study, God will not wait forever, and His grace isn’t something anyone should take for granted. This king betrayed God who had helped him win the war, and then he worshipped the gods of the losers! What an insult! God makes it clear that the only reason that Israel is not blotted out is because God said He would never do that and He keeps His word. For an added bonus Kathy has a word she got from the Lord about the meaning of “It is finished” and what it means and our warrior cry. You don’t want to miss this!

Today, we are going to look at Elijah and his confrontation with Ahab and the evil prophets. You’ll see that even in the most evil and corrupt times, God always has people behind the scenes who are faithful to Him! I love that! You will follow Elijah through his ordeal and learn some little known facts along the way! After the Lord sends fire and burns Elijah’s offering and he has the spectacular victory recorded in Kings for our benefit, Elijah gets discouraged. The greatest opportunity for the enemy is right after a victory. A lesson we can take away from this is that being so task focused can be dangerous. It’s necessary to see yourself as God sees you. Ask Him today as I did, to reveal to you any perception of yourself or of Him that is contrary to the truth. Pursue intimacy-sourced obedience to what He tells you and when complete, stay connected to Him. What are other lessons you can learn from Elijah today?

Today you and I are going to go over the reign of Ahab. He reigned, along with Jezebel his wife, for 22 years. Sadly, he was more wicked than all the kings before him. You will dive into Jezebel and how her name today is synonymous with being unfaithful and wicked. There are actually four things today that makes a person a “jezebel”. One, she will teach false doctrine. Secondly, she will be a manipulator. Third, she will use seduction to gain what she wants. Lastly, she will gain a click in opposition to a leader and gain authority this way. Also as you study today, look for the revelation of why God sent Elijah to the widow woman. You will see just how relevant and helpful this will be in your day to day living when you are confronted with problems! It was an eye-opener to me, and something that will help me every day from now on! Next week, we will dive deeper into Elijah ad Elisha so you don’t want to miss it! Today was packed with information, and it’s impossible to get it all the first time. I suggest downloading the notes and using them to go over again what you learned. Enjoy today!

As you study with us today, you may be asking yourself why we study kings and their deeds in the Bible. Holy Spirit has inspired all scripture and these are no different. They are to teach us lessons and help us overcome obstacles we may face in life. Also, they are to be looked at and studied through the lens of Jesus Christ and the New Covenant. As we go through the kings today, ask yourself what you can learn and take away that will help you in your walk with the Father today. Pray and ask Holy Spirit to highlight necessary things you may need to change in your own life. Today, you will see that Israel had 6 evil kings in succession in a very short time period. You will also learn the different characteristics of heavenly wisdom versus earthly wisdom! Next week we will take a closer look into Ahab and Jezebel. Listen today!