(a) Describe how the supremacy of God was made manifest during the contest on Mount Carmel
(b) In what three ways can the church fight against immoral acts in society?
Explanation
A) THE SUPREMACY OF GOD ON MOUNT CARMEL (I KINGS 18:17 -46)
i. King Ahab allowed Jezebel, his wife to introduce the worship of Baa! and Asherah in Israel.
ii. God's anger was provoked He therefore sent Elijah, the prophet, to pronounce drought famine on the land.
iii. Ahab then accused Elijah of being the cause of the drought in Israel,
iv. Elijah also blamed Ahab for allowing the worship of Baal in Israel which made people forsake God.
v. Elijah, therefore, requested for the contest on Mount Carmel to determine who was supreme in Israel, Yahweh or Baa!?
vi, Elijah asked Baal prophets to sacrifice a bull on an altar and call on Baal to send fire to consume the sacrifice.
vii Similarly, Elijah would also sacrifice a bull on an altar and ask God to send fire to consume it.
viii According o Elijah, the God who answered by fire would be the true God of Israel.
ix. The Baal prophets took their turn first, but they could not send down tire.
x. They even cut themselves with knives and lances without, any effect,
xi. Elijah then mocked them, saying their god may be on a journey or asleep.
xii. Elijah took his turn, built an altar with twelve stones, and requested that trenches be made around the altar and water poured into them.
xiii.. Elijah offered a simple prayer and immediately God sent down fire to consume the sacrifice.
xiv. The people declared, "The Lord, He is God, the Lord He is God".
xv. The supremacy of God of Israel was thus established.
xvi. Elijah had the Bea! prophets, slain at the Brook Kishon.
xvii. After the contest God was shown to: be greater than Baal.
xviii. Soon, there was raining Israel, thus ending the drought.
B) THREE WAYS THE CHURCH CAN FIGHT AGAINST IMMORAL ACTS
i. Members of the church should avoid sin and lead exemplary lives/doers of the word.
ii. They must witness about Christ through revivals, crusades etc.
iii. Members of the church should, not compromise with sinners/sinners must be condemned.
iv. Need to focus on God only/fear of God.
v, Need to help the needy in society.
vi. Avoidance of partiality.
vii. Need for reward and punishment.
viii. Counseling those who go astray.
ix Men of God! Christians should speak against social injustice/corruption/immoralities etc
x. Need to respect! Fight for human rights.
xL Using social media to expose evil deeds/ doers in society.
