Race to the Bottom

Theme: As People Reject God, Their Lives Become Ruled by Earthly Power and Fear.
I. God's Judgment on Baasha – vv. 1-7
A. The Same Judgment as Jeroboam, Whom He Replaced – vv. 1-5
B. Baasha Judged Because He Did Evil in Fulfilling God's Judgment – vv. 6-7
II. Elah, Zimri, and Omri Sieze Power – vv. 8-28
A. Zimri Conspires Agains Elah – vv. 8-14; Is 5:11; Rom 12:19; Deut 32:35
B. Zimri Overthrown by Omri – vv. 15-20
C. Omri Sets Another Standard of Evil – vv. 21-28
III. Ahab Sets a Greater Standard of Evil for Israel's Kings – vv. 29-34
A. Ahab Reigns Over Israel – vv. 29-31a
B. Examples of Evil in Ahab's Reign – vv. 31b-34; Josh 6:26