A Vineyard Stolen - 1. Ahab wants Naboth's vineyard, vv1-2 --- a. Naboth refuses, v3 - 2. Ahab's wife intervenes & schemes, vv4-7 --- a. she writes letters in Ahab's name, vv8-12 --- b. scoundrels bare false witness against Nabob, v13 --- c. stoned to death is Naboth's fate, vv14-15 ----- i. Naboth's sons also killed, 2 Kings 9:26 --- 3. Ahab takes possession of Naboth's property, v16
A Villain Condemned - 1. the LORD's word came to Elijah the Tishbite, vv17-19 - 2. the LORD condemns Ahab through Elijah, vv20-24 - 3. the LORD'S mercy in Ahab's repentance, vv25-29
II. GLORY THROUGH PROPHETIC IMPLICATION
Jezreelite's Vineyard - 1. Naboth's faith in the LORD - 2. Naboth's obedience to the LORD - 3. Naboth's death before the LORD
Jesus' Vineyard Parable - 1. Matthew 21:33-46 (also Luke 20:9-19)
Jesus' Vineyard Parallel - 1. faithful witness for the LORD, v3 --- a. Faithful and True Witness, Rev 3:14 - 2. false witnesses against Naboth, v10a --- a. false witnesses against Christ, Matt 26:59-60 - 3. fiendish plot to kill Naboth, v10b --- a. fiendish plot to kill Christ, Matt 27:1
III. GRACE FROM THIS PROFITABLE APPLICATION
A Fruitful Life for Christ - 1. our inheritance from Christ - 2. our faith in Christ - 3. our obedience to Christ - 4. our dying to self for Christ
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...