Bible Lesson 23 Elijah and Elisha

Who will Ahab bring with him to Mt Carmel?

450 prophets of Ba'al and 400 prophets of Asherah. Both of these prophets were false gods.

At this time how many people still follow God in Israel?

7,000

While Soloman was traveling, Jerobaum met the prophet named ___________. The prophet tore his new robe into twelve pieces to represent the twelve tribes.

Abijah

But David's descendants would have ______ tribe, as God promised.

1

The Prophet Abijah told Jerobaum to take ______ of the 12 pieces of the robe for himself. God would give Jerobaum this many tribes to rule.

10

During the 300-400 years after Soloman, very few Israelite rulers followed ______.

God

Even though the kingdom split over human choices and himan failures, _______ allowed it to happen.

God

After Ahab calls Elijah a troublemaker, what does the prophet say that the king did?

He abandoned God's command and worshipped Ba'al.

Describe king Ahab?

He did more to anger God than any of the other kings of Israel before him.

What happens to Elijah?

a chariot of fire appears then Elijah is taken to heaven by a whirlwind.

When Elijah's ministry is over, God chose to take him away. What does Elisha ask Elijah to give him?

a double portion of his spirit and to become his successor.

When a king of israel chose to sin, the entire nation faced _________________.

consequences

This was God's judgement on the people for worshipping ________ _______. The people had rebelled against ___________ before they ever rebelled against a king.

false gods God

Just as God did with Elijah, he worked many miracles through Elisha. During times of famine, Elisha provided ____ and _______ for the needy, and also healed the _________.

food and water sick

Elijah became very discouraged, but God gave the prophet some hope for the _________.

future

What do the older advisors say that Rehoboam should do?

give the people what they asked

They knew Ba'al wasn't real but they _________ God so much that they would rather worship a lifeless idol than Him.

hated

whose advise does Rohoboam take?

his friends

Describe Jezebel and what was she doing to God's prophets?

killing them

God said that He would preserve Jerobaum's line so long as the man obeyed God's law like David did.

law

But God did not need kings and queens to help His people. He sent other kinds of __________ to draw Israel back to Himself.

leaders

According to Elijah, what will the true God do to the sacrifices?

let the wood catch with fire

What do the people ask the new king Rehoboam to do?

lighten their work

What do Rehoboam's younger friends tell him to do?

make the people work harder

The Lord used Elijah to to perform many ________ to prove that He was the one true God.

miracles

How do the people respond to the kings decision?

most of Israel revolt against him

Do the prophets of Ba'al have any success?

no

to rebel against a ruler or some other authority; to break or turn away

revolt

Elijah even dug a trench and filled it with water then Elijah prayed to God to accept his _________.

sacrifice

But ________________ tried to kill this would be king so Jerobaum fled to ________ and lived there until Soloman died.

soloman Egypt

someone who takes the place and responsibilities of another

succesor

Rehoboam wanted to take back what he lost, but God told him to stop. Why did God tell all the soldiers to go home?

the division of the kingdom has God's doing and a part of his plan.

To remove all doubt of God's power, Elijah asked people to soak his alter and sacrifice with _______.

water

God was tearing the kingdom away because the people _________________ false gods like Ashtoreth and Chemosh.

worshipped

Does Elisha get what he asked for? How do you know?

yes because he miracuously parts the Jordan River

How do the people respond?

They fell on their faces and cried the Lord is God.

Though God showed His power on Mount Carmel, most of the Israelites went back to worshipping ________.

Ba'al

an old testament name for many kinds of false gods; can mean "lord" or "ruler"

Ba'al

One of these prophets was a man named ____________. He lived in the Northern kingdom of Israel which was ruled by King Ahab and Queen Jezebel.

Elijah

While many other prophets needed to hide, God showed His power through ________.

Elijah

Besides annointing two new kings, who does Elijah anoint to replace him?

Elisha

There were now two seperate kingdoms, The Kingom of ____________ and the Kingdom of ___________.

Israel Judah

________________ was a brave man with a good reputation. He worked so hard, so Soloman put him in charge of the workers from the tribe of Joseph.

Jerobaum

So _____________ became king over the ten tribes that rejected Rehoboam.

Jeroboam

Maybe the greatest of the miracles took place on ______ _______.

Mount Carmel

_________ arose to share God's message.

Prophets

What happens to Elijah's sacrifice?

The fire burned the soil, wood, stones, and even the water.