A lesson about the highs and lows God's people sometimes face. See the whole lesson at: http://www.southboonechurch.org/mountaintop-experiences/

6. Exodus 19:1-8 On the first day of the third
month after the Israelites left Egypt—on that
very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai …
Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD
called to him from the mountain and said, “This
is what you are to say to the descendants of
Jacob and what you are to tell the people of
Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to
Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings
and brought you to myself. Now if you obey me
fully and keep my covenant, then out of all
nations you will be my treasured possession.

7. Although the whole earth is mine, youwill be for
me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’
These are the words you are to speak to the
Israelites.” So Moses went back and summoned
the elders of the people and set before them all
the words the LORD had commanded him to
speak. The people all responded together, “We
will do everything the LORD has said.” So Moses
brought their answer back to the LORD.

8. Exodus 19:16-19 On the morning of the third
day there was thunder and lightning, with a
thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud
trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
Then Moses led the people out of the camp to
meet with God, and they stood at the foot of
the mountain. Mount Sinai was covered with
smoke, because the LORD descended on it in
fire. The smoke billowed up from it like smoke
from a furnace, and the whole
mountaintrembled violently. As the sound of
the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses
spoke and the voice of God answered him.

9. Exodus 32:7-8 Then the LORD said to
Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom
you brought up out of Egypt, have become
corrupt. They have been quick to turn away
from what I commanded them and have made
themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf.
They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it
and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who
brought you up out of Egypt.’

10. Exodus 32:15, 19-20 Moses turned and went
down the mountain with the two tablets of the
covenant law in his hands … When Moses
approached the camp and saw the calf and the
dancing, his anger burned and he threw the
tablets out of his hands, breaking them to
pieces at the foot of the mountain. And he took
the calf the people had made and burned it in
the fire; then he ground it to powder, scattered
it on the water and made the Israelites drink it.

11. 1 Kings 18:20-40 So Ahab sent word
throughout all Israel and assembled the
prophets on Mount Carmel. Elijah went before
the people and said, “How long will you waver
between two opinions? If the LORD is
God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.”
But the people said nothing. Then Elijah said to
them, “I am the only one of the LORD’s
prophets left, but Baal has four hundred and
fifty prophets. Get two bulls for us. Let Baal’s
prophets choose one for themselves, and let
them cut it into pieces and put it on the wood
but not set fire to it. I will prepare the other bull

12. and put it on the wood but not set fire to it.
Then you call on the name of your god, and I
will call on the name of the LORD. The god who
answers by fire—he is God.” Then all the
people said, “What you say is good.” Elijah said
to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one of the
bulls and prepare it first, since there are so
many of you. Call on the name of your god, but
do not light the fire.” So they took the bull
given them and prepared it. Then they called
on the name of Baal from morning till noon.
“Baal, answer us!” they shouted. But there was
no response; no one answered. And they

13. danced around the altar they had made. At
noon Elijah began to taunt them. “Shout
louder!” he said. “Surely he is a god! Perhaps he
is deep in thought, or busy, or traveling. Maybe
he is sleeping and must be awakened.” So they
shouted louder and slashed themselves with
swords and spears, as was their custom, until
their blood flowed. Midday passed, and they
continued their frantic prophesying until the
time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no
response, no one answered, no one paid
attention. Then Elijah said to all the
people, “Come here to me.” They came to

14. repaired the altar of the LORD, which had been
torn down. Elijah took twelve stones, one for
each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to
whom the word of the LORD had
come, saying, “Your name shall be Israel.” With
the stones he built an altar in the name of the
LORD, and he dug a trench around it large
enough to hold two seahsof seed. He arranged
the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on
the wood. Then he said to them, “Fill four large
jars with water and pour it on the offering and
on the wood.” “Do it again,” he said, and they
did it again. “Do it a third time,” he

15. time. The water ran down around the altar and
even filled the trench. At the time of
sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward
and prayed: “LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac
and Israel, let it be known today that you are
God in Israel and that I am your servant and
have done all these things at your command.
Answer me, LORD, answer me, so these people
will know that you, LORD, are God, and that you
are turning their hearts back again.” Then the
fire of the LORD fell and burned up the
sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and
also licked up the water in the trench. When all

16. they fell prostrate and cried, “The LORD—he is
God! The LORD—he is God!” Then Elijah
commanded them, “Seize the prophets of Baal.
Don’t let anyone get away!” They seized
them, and Elijah had them brought down to the
Kishon Valley and slaughtered there.

17. 1 Kings 19:1-4 Now Ahab told Jezebel
everything Elijah had done and how he had
killed all the prophets with the sword. 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.” Elijah was afraidand
ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in
Judah, he left his servant there, while he
himself went a day’s journey into the
wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down
under it and prayed that he might die. “I have
had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life; I am

18. no better than my ancestors.”

19. Luke 9:28-33 … Jesus took Peter, John and
James with him and went up onto a mountain
to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of
his face changed, and his clothes became as
bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses
and Elijah, appeared in glorious
splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about
his departure,which he was about to bring to
fulfillment at Jerusalem. Peter and his
companions were very sleepy, but when they
became fully awake, they saw his glory and the
two men standing with him. As the men were
leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, “Master, it

20. is good for us to be here. Let us put up three
shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one
for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was
saying.)