Confronting Ahab's Sins

In these verses we will see that Ahab and Jezebel’s sins are confronted by Elijah, his having been sent by God to do so. This was the office of the Old Testament prophet; to bring God’s word to those kings and queens of Israel who were disobedient to God’s holy law. But I think that we can learn from this passage many good things about every believer’s responsibility to reprove others when they behold the sinful intentions and actions of people in authority. This is the duty, not only of prophets, or pastors in New Testament times, but it is also the duty of every Christian to speak up as they have opportunity to do so, when they realize that someone is intending to commit sin, or has committed sin that has public, personal, and national implications. The Lord can use his own dear people to confront the sins, or prospective sins, of people in public office, as the situation arises, and each of us must be sensitive to what the Lord would have us to do in particular. So tonight I would 1st of all like to open up for you Naboth’s confrontation of Ahab’s sins in relation to himself. 2nd – Elijah’s confrontation of Ahab’s sins. And then 3rd – Ahab’s response to Elijah’s confrontation of his sins. In looking at these things it is my prayer that each one of us would be instructed on what it might mean for us to reprove a person who is doing wickedly so that they might turn away from their wickedness and learn to do righteousness.