PAYDAY SOMEDAY-THE COMING JUSTICE OF GOD (6 OF 7)
Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29
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Title: Payday Someday-The Coming Justice of God (6 of 7)
Series: The Chronicles of Elijah
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: 1 Kings 21
CIT - God promises judgment on Ahab and Jezebel because of their sin against Naboth
Propostion - God will always bring judgment against unjustice.
INTRODUCTION:
Perhaps the most famous sermon of the 20th century was preached by the great Dr. RG Lee - he preached it over 1000 times - it was titled Payday Someday.
Dr. Lee had a very unique way of introducing the sermon. He introduced the main characters of the sermon something like this. "I introduce to you, Ahab, that vile human toad who squatted on the throne of Israel. I introduce to you Jezebel, that poisonous snake who coiled alongside him. I introduce to you Elijah, the Tishbite, the prophet of the living God, God's spiritual athlete." Then he inserted this 4th character. "I introduce to you Naboth, a devout Jezreelite (Israelite)." Those are the four main characters of the drama which will unfold for us this morning in the drama of Payday Someday.
I) AHAB'S GREED -
1) Ahab's covetousness - He lived in a palace, surrounded by wealth and power. Servants tended his every need. Yet he looked across the palace grounds and saw the little vineyard of Naboth and wanted it.
2) He proposed a trade or to simply buy it from Naboth. But Naboth was a God-fearing man. He was one of those whom God has spoken of to Elijah that had not bowed his knee to Baal or kissed his mouth. He knew the OT teachings - that the land belonged to God. God had allotted the land to the tribes and in Lev. 25:23-28 had commanded them to keep the land in the family. Naboth refused.
3) Ahab acts like a child. He goes up to his room angry and sullen. He pouts. The King of Israel pouts over a vegetable garden.
4) The Bible warns us of covetousness, of wanting what someone else has.
Exodus 20:17 (ESV)
17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighb ...
Series: The Chronicles of Elijah
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: 1 Kings 21
CIT - God promises judgment on Ahab and Jezebel because of their sin against Naboth
Propostion - God will always bring judgment against unjustice.
INTRODUCTION:
Perhaps the most famous sermon of the 20th century was preached by the great Dr. RG Lee - he preached it over 1000 times - it was titled Payday Someday.
Dr. Lee had a very unique way of introducing the sermon. He introduced the main characters of the sermon something like this. "I introduce to you, Ahab, that vile human toad who squatted on the throne of Israel. I introduce to you Jezebel, that poisonous snake who coiled alongside him. I introduce to you Elijah, the Tishbite, the prophet of the living God, God's spiritual athlete." Then he inserted this 4th character. "I introduce to you Naboth, a devout Jezreelite (Israelite)." Those are the four main characters of the drama which will unfold for us this morning in the drama of Payday Someday.
I) AHAB'S GREED -
1) Ahab's covetousness - He lived in a palace, surrounded by wealth and power. Servants tended his every need. Yet he looked across the palace grounds and saw the little vineyard of Naboth and wanted it.
2) He proposed a trade or to simply buy it from Naboth. But Naboth was a God-fearing man. He was one of those whom God has spoken of to Elijah that had not bowed his knee to Baal or kissed his mouth. He knew the OT teachings - that the land belonged to God. God had allotted the land to the tribes and in Lev. 25:23-28 had commanded them to keep the land in the family. Naboth refused.
3) Ahab acts like a child. He goes up to his room angry and sullen. He pouts. The King of Israel pouts over a vegetable garden.
4) The Bible warns us of covetousness, of wanting what someone else has.
Exodus 20:17 (ESV)
17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighb ...
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