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1 Kings 21:1-29

Key verse 20

Ahab said to Elijah, “So you have found me, my enemy!” “I have found you,” he answered, “because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

1. Read verses 1-14. Why was Ahab sullen and angry? (1-4) What did Jezebel do for him? (5-10) What did the elders and nobles’ deeds reveal about them? (11-14)

2. Read verses 15-20. How did Jezebel encourage Ahab? (15-16) What was the word of the Lord that came to Elijah? (17-19) What can we learn from Elijah’s definition of “enemy”? (20)

3. Read verses 21-29. What disaster was going to be brought upon Ahab and Jezebel? (21-26) What can we learn from God’s mercy shown to Ahab? (27-29)