1. Naboth Owned A Vineyard 1 Kings 21:1,2

2. 1 Kings 21:3 Obeyed Mosaic Law- Leviticus 25:23-28 Numbers 36:7 “not change hands from tribe to tribe” Daniel 1:8 “purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself” Luke 16:10 “faithful in least faithful also in much”

3. Impact on Ahab 1 Kings 21:4 “sullen & displeased” Jezebel’s Point of View 1 Kings 16:31; 18:19 Worthless Men 1Kings 21:10 Silence 1 Kings 21:13

4. The Confrontation 1 Kings 21:18 “there he is in the vineyard of Naboth” 1 Kings 21:19 “Have you murdered & also taken possession?” 1 Kings 21:27-29 1 Kings 22:38 2 Kings 9:25,26

5. Who is Confronted? Not Jezebel! WHY was Ahab confronted? He was expected to Lead & he did nothing but follow, and became a silent collaborator

6. Who is the Trouble Maker? 1 Kings 18:17 “troubler of Israel” to Ahab’s enemy (1 Kings 21:20)! Matthew 7:1-3 speck vs. plank Luke 19:21,22 “ I feared you, because you are an austere man.”

7. The Fatal Choice 1 Kings 21:20 “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD:” Romans 6:13,16 “slaves of sin leading to death” Jezebel would not escape!

8. “I am Weak” 1 Kings 21:25 “no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness” Brief Humbling 1 Kings 21:27 2 Peter 3:9 “not willing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance”