JEZEBEL: RELINQUISHING THE DESIRE TO CONTROL
  • Jezebel means “Where is ___________?”
    • Jezebel is a synonym for __________.
      …Jezebel was killing off the LORD's prophets…
      THE DANGEROUS DESIRE TO CONTROL
      1. CONTROLLING _____________.

        So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah to say, "May the gods deal with me, be it ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like that of one of them." 1 Kings 19:2
        Jezebel’s Five Statements:

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                  The tongue has the power of life and death…
                  1. MANIPULATIVE _____________ .
                    Jezebel his wife said, "Is this how you act as king over Israel? Get up and eat! Cheer up. I'll get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite."
                    THE RESULT OF JEZEBEL’S EVIL QUEST TO CONTROL:
                    • LED HER HUSBAND AWAY FROM GOD.
                      (There was never a man like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD, urged on by Jezebel his wife. 26 He behaved in the vilest manner by going after idols…)
                      • WRONGLY INFLUENCED THE NEXT GENERATION.
                        …"How can there be peace," Jehu replied, "as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?"
                        • LED TO HER DEATH.

                          "Throw her down!" Jehu said. So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered the wall and the horses as they trampled her underfoot…35 But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing except her skull, her feet and her hands. 36 They went ba
                          Life Group Questions:
                          1. In what one or two areas of your life do you most desire control? (Could include a relationship, a desired outcome, finances, order in your home or job, etc.)
                            1. Do you struggle more with controlling words or manipulative actions? What do you think God wants to do in you regarding these areas?

1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 19:2, 1 Kings 21:7, 1 Kings 21:25-26, 2 Kings 9:22, 2 Kings 9:33-37 and Proverbs 18:21