The Fire of the LORD

• CONGREGATIONAL READING: 2 Kings 1:1-18 *

A Fatal Inquiry for Samaria's King
- 1. Ahaziah's injury & inquiry, vv1-8
--- a. Ahab dies & Moab rebels, v1
--- b. Ahaziah falls through a lattice, v2a
--- c. Ahaziah asks Baal-Zebub about his condition, v2b
--- d. Ahaziah rebuked by Elijah, vv3-8

A Fire Consumes the King's Messengers
- 1. Ahaziah sends messengers to Elijah, vv9-16
--- a. Ahaziah's messengers consumed by fire, vv9-12
--- b. Ahaziah's 3rd captain pleads for mercy, vv13-14
--- c. Ahaziah's message from Elijah, vv15-16
- 2. Ahaziah dies as the LORD had said, vv17-18

II. GRASPING ITS PRACTICAL APPLICATION

A Fire Divine is Our LORD
- 1. God's fire at Christ's cross
--- a. exchange (substitutionary), Gal 3:13
--- b. eternal & infinite, Psa 75:8
- 2. God's fire for Christ's church
--- a. comforting, Deut 4:24
--- b. cleansing, Deut 9:23
--- c. communicative, Matt 3:11
---- i. prioritizing (gospel-centered), Luke 9:51-56
---- ii. patient, Jas 1:19-20
---- iii. powerful, Acts 1:5, 8
- 3. God's fire for Christ's cavilers
--- a. sentence eternal, Deut 29:20
--- b. symbolic & allegorical, Hos 12:10