Here in the first 30 verses of this chapter we find a prophet speaking many encouraging words to Ahab, words which proclaim to him that mercy, truth, and hope are all found when we look to God in faith. At this particular time in Israel’s history, God would strive with king Ahab through his prophet, strive with him to see whether he would believe in Him or not, and strive with him so that he would think about repenting of all of his sins when he saw the Lord’s goodness and mercy to him in this great deliverance that God would bring about. We will see that Ahab would not change, but still, God would have his prophet speak to him and to declare God’s promises of help and deliverance to him. This has implications for us today in our preaching and sharing of the gospel and the word of God in our day. 1st of all – I want you to see that it was the right thing to do, for this prophet to declare to this sinful man, the mercy of the Lord. (verses 1-21) And 2nd – It was the right thing to do to attempt to bring real hope to him and all of God’s people, at this time. May our study help us to understand better how we might help sinful men and women around us to see the truth.
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Pastor Paul Rendall was born in November of 1951, and grew up in Davenport, Iowa. He went to college at Drake University and the University of Iowa where he received a B.A. degree in Social Work and History in 1974. Paul searched for truth in all the wrong places in college, but...