{"id":4009,"date":"2025-06-07T19:51:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T19:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/?p=4009"},"modified":"2025-06-07T19:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T19:51:42","slug":"lessons-from-bible-lives-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/07\/lessons-from-bible-lives-3\/","title":{"rendered":"LESSONS FROM BIBLE LIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AHAB \u2013 A LIFETIME OF SIN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scripture: 1 Kings 16:25 thru chap 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

INTRODUCTION<\/strong>: Two men are prominent in this passage of Scripture\u2013Elijah and Ahab. Today we will study the sordid life of Ahab, a man in every way the opposite of Elijah. Ahab is a pathetic picture of what sin will do to any person when it is allowed full sway in one\u2019s life. As we learn some lessons from Ahab\u2019s lifetime of sin, let us not only take warning, but let us offer thanks to God for how He has kept us from some of these tragic effects of sin by the work of His grace in our lives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WICKED PARENTS <\/strong>If ever a Bible character illustrated the truth of Ex 20:5, it is Ahab. God said He would visit \u201cthe iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me.\u201d This doesn\u2019t mean that God punishes the children or grandchildren directly for their parents\u2019 sins; rather, it is a matter of cause and effect. Paul\u2019s statement to the Galatians gives us insight as to how this works, \u201cBe not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.\u201d (See Gal 6:7-8) Ahab really had two strikes against him because of the wickedness of his parents (1 Kgs 16:25- 26). Omri is specifically mentioned here, but his mother must have been evil as well, else she could have balanced out some of Omri\u2019s evil influence on Ahab. As would be expected, the curse of wickedness mentioned in Ex 20:5 continued in Ahab\u2019s son, Ahaziah (1 Kgs 22:51-53.) Notice in v 52 the words \u201cin the way of his mother,\u201d indicating a greater than usual influence of the mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WICKED PARTNER <\/strong>Having been brought up by wicked parents, it is no surprise that Ahab chose a wicked woman as his wife. And it seems that Jezebel worked just like a catalyst in a chemical reaction to bring out the worst in Ahab (see 1 Kgs 21 :25-26.) (Teacher, here is an opportunity to stress to older teenagers the extreme importance of finding the will of God in this second most important decision of one\u2019s life \u2014 choosing a wife or husband. One must first be fully yielded to God\u2019s will in the matter. Then care must be taken in dating so that those who do not share the same philosophy of life and spiritual goals are quickly screened out. Of course, a Christian should never date an unsaved person. In Ahab\u2019s case as a Jew, we would note that he violated the law of God by taking a heathen\u2013a non-Jew\u2013as his wife and queen of the kingdom.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WICKED PRACTICES <\/strong>Without question Ahab sold out to the devil, giving himself over to work wickedness and to follow idols, with much the same fervor and commitment with which a J. Hudson Taylor or a David Livingstone went off to the mission field! Ahab was not just for evil, but, under the wicked influence of Jezebel, he was against good. We learn in 1 Kgs 18:3-4 that Ahab permitted Jezebel to kill the prophets of the Lord. By the way, here is an interesting principle: When evil is in the minority, it hollers for tolerance and equal rights\u2013but, when evil is in power it denies any liberty or tolerance for good! (Example: teaching of evolution\/creationism in public schools\u201360 years ago, when America was still basically Christian, the evolutionists were pleading for the right to teach both views. Now that the ungodly are in control, they deny the right of the creationist view to be presented!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WICKED PERCEPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

o Ahab accused the man of God of causing Israel\u2019s trouble \u2013 1 Kgs 18: 17-18. Isn\u2019t this incredible?!,.-it makes as much sense as a man with cancer accusing the doctor \u00a0who diagnosed it of causing the disease! The simple truth is, Ahab was the cause and Elijah had the cure! But, believe it or not, unsaved men are still just as blind today\u2013they have no perception of reality or of spiritual things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

o The Carmel experience was totally lost on Ahab \u2013 it changed him not one whit! (And this was one of the greatest miracles in Israel\u2019s history!) Many people say, \u201cOh, if l could just see a miracle, I would believe.\u201d Here is plain proof that that isn\u2019t true. Believing is seeing, not the other way around. (See Luke 16:27-31)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concerning the campaign against Syria, Ahab believed the lying prophets instead of Micaiah, even after demanding that he tell him the truth. Overall, there is some humor in this incident, but in the final analysis it reveals the insanity of sin! Watch this:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
1. Jehoshaphat, good King of Judah (who shouldn\u2019t have been there in the first place!) asks if there is a prophet of the Lord they could inquire of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Ahab replies in the affirmative, but admits that he hates Micaiah because he always prophesies evil against him (translation: \u201ctells the truth about Ahab\u2019s affairs!\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. At Jehoshaphat\u2019s insistence, Ahab has Micaiah brought to them. At first he has a little fun at Ahab\u2019s expense and tells him the same thing the lying prophets had said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Ahab is indignant and demands that Micaiah tell him \u201cnothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Micaiah proceeds to do just that\u2013the armies of Israel will be defeated and Ahab will be slain\u2013and he even explains how the Lord had put a lying spirit in the mouth of Ahab\u2019s prophets to deceive him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. And what does Ahab do? Just what he had intended to do all along\u2013 go into battle against Syria! This cost Ahab his life; reminding us that lost men will continue to die and go to hell unless they allow the Word of God to light up their darkened souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WICKED PASSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25a0 Ahab\u2019s Pride \u2013 20:30-34 Instead of being eager to destroy the wicked enemy of God, Benhadad, Ahab was more concerned about having his name on some street markers in Damascus. Pride always leads to wrong actions which, in tum, bring the judgment of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25a0 Ahab\u2019s Covetousness \u2013 1 Kings 21 This is one of the saddest stories in all of the Word of God, and certainly one of the most dastardly and infamous deeds ever perpetrated. (Note the parallel with Stephen in Acts 6: 11-13.) Naboth was a godly man who believed, as God had commanded, that the land was to stay in the family perpetually from generation to generation. After Jezebel had Naboth murdered and Ahab had taken possession of his vineyard, it looked as though evil had won out. But not so\u2013the dogs drank Ahab\u2019s blood and ate Jezebel\u2019s body before it was all over. The wheels of God\u2019s judgment may tum slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LESSONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. For parents, the lesson is obvious: see Pro 22:6 and Eph 6:1-4. The main goal of parents should be to raise up a godly heritage of children and grandchildren. Children that are brought up for God actually become weapons against Satan. (See Psa 127:3-5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. It is vitally important that we obey the injunction to separation given to Believers in 2Cor 6:14- 7: 1. Although Ahab was already wicked himself, he was goaded to greater depths of wickedness by heathen Jezebel, his queen whom he took from among the Baal- worshiping Zidonians, in disobedience to God\u2019s command to the Jews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. We must guard our heart diligently, \u201cfor out of it are the issues oflife.\u201d Ahab did not do this, and, thus, his wicked life reflected his wicked heart. As Jesus plainly stated, all these sinful practices come from the heart \u2013 Mark 7:21-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. \u201cBe sure your sins will find you out!\u201d The sins of Ahab and Jezebel not only brought physical destruction, but they will yet have to stand before God at the Great White Throne judgment.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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