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Divinity for Advanced Secondary Schools

Activity 3.1 Jezebel, he stood firm, and at the right
time, he rebuked the King that Baal is
Use the library and internet sources not a true god of fertility. To prove this,
to explore the themes of prophecy, he closed the heaven for three years and
repentance, and divine retribution.
six months, as an ideal to let Baal bring
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the rain and save the people from the
Excise 3.1 drought if it was a true god of fertility

1. Naboth’s vineyard is a pivotal and rain (1 Kings 18:1ff).
story in Ahab’s narrative. What
does this incident teach us about When things were so worse due to
justice and the abuse of power? drought, Prophet Elijah decided at the
right time to go to the king again and
2. Despite his negative portrayal, ordered him to bring all Prophets of
Ahab had military successes Baal, who were four hundred fifty (450),
and built cities. How should we to Mount Carmel with two bulls and he
balance the good and bad when stood alone to sacrifice a bull and see
assessing a historical figure’s the one that will answer by bringing fire
legacy? from heaven. Elijah decided to do so. He
wanted to save people’s lives and other
3. Having been exposed to the living things, such as animals, because
concept of prophecy, how can one he knew God would answer his prayer
be a good prophet in the modern (1 Kings 18:20-45).
world?

4. As a Divinity student, how can Elijah mocked the prophets of Baal
you be an excellent example of a when they were seeking an answer
courageous person in the modern from their god. He did so at the right
world? time to educate people that Baal was a
false god; he had no power to answer
and save people from their problems (1
Prophet Elijah on decision-making Kings 18:27-28).
Whenever Prophet Elijah saw things
going wrong, he timely acted and stood Also, Prophet Elijah made the right
firm, even at the expense of his life. decision at the right time by reducing
For instance, when Prophet Elijah saw idolatry in Israel. After the acceptance
that the whole society of the people of his sacrifice that attracted many to
of God in Israel was led astray from Yahweh, he rightly decided to slaughter
the true God of life, rain and fertility all the four hundred and fifty priests of
(Yahweh) to Baal as the god of life, rain Baal to wipe out Baalism in Israel (1
and fertility by King Ahab and his wife Kings 18:40).

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