Sunday AM Service - The Carmel Experience - 11/07/2021
Text: Acts 16:30-31
1. Elijah leaves cherith 3 1/2 and confronts Ahab
2. Jesus referenced this in Luke 4:25, James 5:17
3. Time frame between when lord spoke and he actually saw Ahab
4. "There was a famine in Samaria" due to drought
5. The famine tonight is a famine of the word of God
6. Obadiah (Not the prophet) feared God - hid 100 prophets
7. Jezebel "Cut off" the prophets of the Lord" as she always does! (SPIRIT and a PERSON)
8. Ahab sought Elijah - Elijah didn't hide "ELIJAH IS HERE"
9. Ahab to Elijah "ARE YOU HE WHO TROUBLES ISRAEL"
10. Elijah to Ahab - "YOU HAVE FOLLOWED BAALIM" the cause of Israel's problem was not the drought but IDOL WORSHIP!
11. Elijah confronts Ahab and Jezebl by extension - 450 Baal - 400 of Jezebel - 850 total (13)
12. Elijah asks Israel "HOW LONG HALT YE BETWEEN TWO OPINIONS" - God or Baal, the people "Answered not a word"
13. Elijah at the Lord's command - 2 bullocks with fire for the false; 2 bullocks without fire for the true
14. The god that answers by fire is God! 2 Chron. 7:1; 1 Chron. 21:26; Lev. 9:24
15. Baal claimed to be sun God/elements
16. Baal prophets screamed "There was no answer" - Same from superstitious religion
17. Elijah MOCKED the prophets of Baal
18. The carmel experience
A. Repaired the broken down altar of the Lord - The cross!
B. 12 Stones - goverment of God - "With it he reparied the alter"
C. Made a trench - separation from the world, which the cross will always bring!!
D. Put the wood in order and bullock in pieces - The cross!
E. Four barrels of water - all four corners of compass - Jesus died for whole world! (John 3:16)
F. Pour it on the sacrifice and on the wood, water a type of the Holy Ghost, the Holy Ghost anoints The Cross! Water is also a type of the word of God!
19. The fire of the lord fell - Judgement of God on Sin that fell on Christ not Man!
20. Baal's prophets were slain!
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