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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

In First Kings, chapter seventeen, verse seventeen, we confront here one of the perplexing mysteries of life. At the time, God miraculously provided flour and oil, and trouble and sorrow occurred. No soul of life in the son is the expression. However, here only means that he died, as manifested in the following verses. The

In First Kings, chapter seventeen, verse fifteen, the needs and misery of a poor widow were not insignificant to God. He sent Elijah to strengthen her faith and give material blessings when she felt all was lost, as in verse twelve. The faith of the widow in God and His Word through the prophet Elijah

In First Kings, chapter seventeen, verse seven, when the brook dried up, God directed Elijah to go to a pagan territory inhabited by Baal worshipers. He provided for Elijah through a poor widow, as in verse nine. The experience further strengthened Elijah’s confidence in God’s providence. Sometimes adversity occurs even though we are not in

In First Kings, chapter seventeen, the second portion of verse one, as God’s messenger, Elijah spoke a word of judgment from the Lord against disobedient Israel. God would withhold rain for three and a half years, as in Deuteronomy eleven, thirteen through seventeen. The word of judgment also mocked Baal, for the worshipers of Baal