Elijah is the "pyromaniac prophet", or so it seems. An an encore to Mt. Carmel's showdown, we find our prophet confronting Ahab's son, Ahaziah, in 2 Kings 1. After having fallen out a window, the new king of Israel is injured. Instead of inquiring of God about the condition, however, Ahaziah chases another god (Baal-zebub), a local derivative of Baal worship. God is not pleased, and it ultimately cost Ahaziah his life. In the midst of these interactions, Elijah calls down fire AGAIN and consumes two separate garrison's of troops. In this text we discover gospel glimpses of humility vs arrogance, God's mercy and kindness, as well as his harsh judgment on the wicked. We also are confronted with our tendency to seek other things instead of God. Message preached on Sunday, March 3, 2024 at ParkerDC as part eight in the "Peaks & Valleys" series.
