August 2023

In First Kings, chapter nineteen, verse five, God dealt with the discouraged Elijah in an understanding and compassionate way, as in Hebrews four, fourteen through fifteen. He allowed Elijah to sleep and nourished him with food in verses five through seven. God visited Elijah with an awe-inspiring revelation of His power and presence in verses […]

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse forty, is about the slaughter of the prophets of Baal: Their death was just, for it was in obedience to the Law of Moses, as in Deuteronomy thirteen, verses six through nine, chapter seventeen, verses two to five, respectively. The New Testament has no such commandment. Violent action against

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse forty, is about the slaughter of the prophets of Baal: Their death was just, for it was in obedience to the Law of Moses, as in Deuteronomy thirteen, verses six through nine, chapter seventeen, verses two to five, respectively. The New Testament has no such commandment. Violent action against

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse thirty-eight, the Lord miraculously provided fire to consume the sacrifice, as in First Chronicles, twenty-one, verse twenty-six, and Second Chronicles seven, verse one, respectively. The miracle vindicated Elijah as God’s prophet and proved that Israel’s Lord alone was the living God they were to serve. Similarly, believers should pray

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse thirty-seven, the purpose of Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal and then his prayer was to reveal the grace of God to His people. He wanted to turn their hearts back to God. The reconciliation is what Elijah desired to display, and applying the name ‘Elohim’ to Baal

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse thirty-seven, Elijah’s courage and faith have virtually no parallel in the history of redemption. His challenge to the king in verses sixteen through nineteen, the rebuke of all Israel in stanzas twenty-one to twenty-four, and the confrontation with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal in verses twenty-two

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse twenty-seven, Elijah’s mockery of the prophets of Baal reveals his fierce anger at the immoral and cruel idolatry that Israel had embraced. The sarcasm and uncompromised attitude expressed unwavering loyalty to the God Elijah loved and served. When the prophets of Baal had long tried all means in vain,

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse twenty-one, Elijah challenged the people to choose between following God or Baal, as in Ezekiel twenty, thirty-one, and thirty-nine. Israel believed they could worship both deities at the same time. They were guilty of a divided heart, as in Deuteronomy six, verses four through five, that tried to serve

In First Kings, chapter eighteen, verse eighteen, Elijah’s courageous confrontation with Ahab and with unrighteousness in Israel made him a model prophet to Israel and the most qualified person to be a prototype of the forerunner of the Lord Jesus Christ as in Malachi four, verses five to six, and Luke one, verse seventeen, respectively.

In First Kings, chapter seventeen, verse twenty-two, God restored the boy to life in answer to Elijah’s prayer. The first instance recorded here in the Bible of someone raised from the dead is in Second Kings four, verse thirty-four, and Acts twenty, verse ten, respectively. The three miracles listed in chapter seventeen strikingly manifested the