Elijah and Elisha

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Elijah and Elisha

• ILLC 8th Grade Sunday School

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Elijah and Elisha

• Vocabulary
• Idolatry the worshipping of a false god or
  image.
• Miracle an amazing event that cannot be
  explained by the laws of nature.

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elijah My God is God Himself
• 865 850 BC 15 years
• Elisha God is salvation or savior
• 850 - ???
• Baal The Canaanite god of storm, rain, and
  fertility.

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Elijah and Elisha

• Main Points of our Lesson
• 1. Elijah and Elisha left no written works but
  God made Himself known through their miracles
  and symbolic actions.
• 2. Gain an understanding as to the time period
  in which these prophets lived.
• 3. Gain an understanding as to the idols and
  idolatry that exist in our time.

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elijah His life
• Rebukes Ahab 1 K 171
• Omri, Ahabs father, wanted Israel to worship
  both God and Baal.
• Jezebel Ahabs queen wanted the people to worship
  Baal only.
• Hides by the brook Cherith 1 K 173
• Fed by ravens 1 K174-7
• Fed by a widow woman 1 K 178-16
• Overthrows the prophets of Baal 1 K 1817-46
• Baal did not, could not, answer his worshippers.
• The prophets of Baal were put to death.
• Translated to heaven without dieing 2 K 21-15

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elijah Miracles he performed
• Widows oil 1 K 1714-16
• Dead child raised 1 K 1717-24
• Brings rain 1 K 1841-45
• Causes fire to consume sacrifices 1 K 1824-38
• Causes fire to consume soldiers 2 K 110-12

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elijah His prophecies
• Drought 1 K 171
• Ahab's destruction 1 K 2117-29
• Ahaziahs death 2 K 12-17
• Plague 2 Chronicles 2112-15

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elijah - His Significance
• Prophecy of his coming Mal. 45,6
• Appears with Christ Math. 171-4
• John the Baptist compared to Luke 117

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elisha- His Life
• Succeeds Elijah 1 K 1916
• Follows Elijah 1 K 1919-21
• See Elijah translated 2 K 21-12
• Is recognized as a prophet 2 K 213-22
• Mocked by some boys 2 K 223-25
• Deals with kings 2 K 311-20
• Helps two women 2 K 41-17

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elisha Miracles he performed
• Divides the Jordan 2K214
• Purifies water 2K219-22
• Increases widows oil 2K41-7
• Raises Shunammites son 2K418-37
• Neutralizes poison 2K438-41
• Multiples bread 2K442-44
• Heals Naaman the leper 2K51-19

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elishas Miracles continued
• Inflicts Gehazi with leprosy 2 K 526,27
• Causes ax head to float 2 K 66
• Reveals secret counsels 2 K 68-12
• Opens servants eyes 2 K 613-17
• Smites Syrian army with blindness 2 K 618-23

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Elijah and Elisha

• Elisha Prophecies
• Birth of a child 2 K 416
• Abundance 2 K 71
• Princes death 2 K 72
• Great famine 2 K 81-3
• Ben-hadads death 2 K 87-15
• Joashs victories 2 K 1314-19

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Elijah and Elisha

• Do we have false gods or idols in our time?
• If so, what are some?

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Elijah and Elisha

• Review Main Points of our Lesson
• 1. Elijah and Elisha left no __a___ but God
  made Himself known through their __b___ and
  __c___ actions.
• A. written works B. Miracles and C. Symbolic
  actions
• 2. What was the main spiritual battle that
  Elijah and Elisha fought in their time?
• Against idolatry.
• 3. What are some examples of idols in our time?
• 4. What is the danger of these idols to our
  faith life?