Theme: I Am the Only Prophet Left.
I King 19:1-7 KJV
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. v2. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time. v3. And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. v4. But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. v5. And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat. v6. And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. v7. And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
The Lord Speaks to Elijah.
I King 19:8-14,18 NCV
v8. So Elijah got up and ate and drank. The food made him strong enough to walk for forty days and nights to Mount Sinai, the mountain of God. v9. there Elijah went into a cave and stayed all night. Then the Lord spoke his word to him: “Elijah! Why are you here?” v10. He answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you as well as I could. But the people of Israel have broken their agreement with you, destroyed your altars, and killed your prophets with swords. I am the only prophet left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” v11. The Lord said to Elijah, “Go, stand in front of me on the mountain, and I will pass by you.” Then a very strong wind blew until it caused the mountains to fall apart and large rocks to break in front of the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind, there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. v12. After the earthquake, there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. After the fire, there was a quiet, gentle sound. v13. When Elijah heard it, he covered his face with his coat and went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. Then a voice said to him, “Elijah! Why are you here?” v14. He answered, “Lord God All-Powerful, I have always served you as well as I could. But the people of Israel have broken their agreement with you, destroyed your altars, and killed your prophets with swords. I am the only prophet left, and now they are trying to kill me, too.” v18. I have seven thousand people left in Israel who have never bowed down before Baal and whose mouths have not kissed his idol.” [Verse 15-17 God gave Elijah a job to do: to anoint two future kings and Elisha, the new prophet].
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