This third one, I would find difficult to follow. Now the first two instructions were not so difficult to obey. In I Kings 18:1, God instructs Elijah to show himself to Ahab. In verse 10 we see him going to Zarepath as God instructed. Then in verse 8-9, God instructs Elijah to go to Zarepath an dwell there. 5 we read, “So he went and did according to the word of the Lord.” In I Kings 17:2, God tells Elijah to hide himself. Elijah always obeyed “the word of the Lord.” ( I Kings 17:2,5,8-10 18:1-2) The reality was that the prophets of Baal and Asherah were outnumbered two to 900.Ģ. ( I Kings 18:22-40) It appeared that Elijah was outnumbered 900 to one. ![]() When he stands before the false prophets. Then in verses 20-22 we read of Elijah’s confrontation with the people.Ĭ. In I Kings 18:19 Elijah instructs Ahab to assemble the people of Israel as well as the prophets of Baal and Sherah at Mount Carmel. In I Kings 18:18, Elijah stands toe to toe, eyeball to eyeball and declares to Ahab that he has troubled Israel because he has “abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals.”Ĭ. Notice that immediately after Elijah announces the drought, in the very next verse God instructs Elijah to hide from Ahab. ( I Kings 17:1) I Kings 18:1 indicates that the drought lasted for three years. Announces that God is about to punish Israel by sending a drought. Elijah stands boldly before this wicked and godless king and:Ī. Listen to what Obadiah says to Elijah in I Kings 18:14 after Elijah instructs him to tell Ahab that he has found Elijah.Ĥ. This included Obadiah, the head of Ahab’s household ( I Kings 18:3). Because of Ahab’s wickedness he was greatly feared by everyone. To make things worse, Ahab was the most wicked king to reign in Israel up to that point. He had the power of life and death over anyone in his kingdom.Ģ. Ahab, as king had absolute power, as did most kings of that time. But Elijah is also revealed as a man of human weakness during a time of trial. In terms of character, the bible presents Elijah as a man of courage, faith and prayer. ![]() 13:4, this kind of clothing was typical of the clothing worn by a prophet. That is, Elijah is from Tishbe in Gilead.” He is described in II Kings 1:8 as a man who “wore a garment of hair with a belt of leather about his waist.” According to Zech. ![]() Elijah is introduced to us very simply in I Kings 17:1 as “Elijah the Tishbite. James in James 5:17-18 uses Elijah as an example of the power of prayer when it is prayed by a righteous man.Įlijah suddenly appears on the scene during the reign of Ahab who reigned from 876 - 854 BC. 17:1-3 we see Elijah standing on the Mount of Transfiguration side by side with Moses. Elijah the Tishbite is recognized in the New Testament as one of, if not the greatest of the Old Testament prophets.
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