Ahaziah now king
Accident

Already a rough year
Ahab has died
Moab has revolted against him

Fall through the lattice

Will I recover?
Messengers sent to the temple of Baal-zebub of Ekron

God to Elijah
Nope
Cuts the messengers off

Ahaziah
I know that guy
Send a captain and 50 men to arrest him

God sends fire to protect Elijah

2nd - even more bossy than before
Same

3rd - humility
God give Elijah permission
Speaks the truth to Ahaziah
He dies
His brother becomes king

1). Idolatry Test

The main question is “Who”
Where do you go?
Israel had a choice

Ps. 121
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

2). Human Effort
Ahaziah betrays his true beliefs
Still thought he could force his will… because that what he thought of prophets
if I were Baal- zebub…

Praying when someone is sick
Medicine vs. miracle
human effort!

free food… Either Doordash or Instacart
How less important… prayer roots our hope and faith in God alone

3). Immanence and Transcendence

Ahaziah… force
third Captain… humility
Creator, King

“take Jesus for a walk”

Fear/Awe of the Lord
Jesus…friend
John 15:15
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

We need both!