Dr. McKellar’s Lesson for July 10, 2022

Contest at Mt. Carmel

1 Kings 18:17-40

1. Introduction (1-16)

• meet Ahab, the wicked king
• meet Elijah, the prophet of God
• meet Baal, the Canaanite god of fertility

2. The LORD Empowers His Servant-Supernaturally 17-21

• series of orders
• audience: false prophets and all of Israel
• environment: hostile territory
• appeal: Get off the fence!!!

3. The LORD Exposes Idolatrous Futility-Obviously 22-29

• proposition: competing sacrifices and calls
• pathetic display and profound silence
• prophetic derision
• smokeless altar

4. The LORD Answers with Fire-Decisively 30-40

• Don’t miss this!
• a repaired and soggy altar
• that this people may know…
• recaptured devotion
• removal of malignancy

5. So What?

• When you acknowledge the real God, you can know real relief and rest.
• connection to Christ (1 Cor. 15:24-27, Heb. 10:19-25)
• “Give Us Clean Hands” (C. Hall) (Psa. 24:3-6)