So he, Elijah, departed thence, and found Elisha, the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he, as the master, a man in comfortable circumstances, with the twelfth. And Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
Verse 1 Kings 19:19. _TWELVE YOKE OF OXEN_] Elisha must have had a considerable estate, when he kept _twelve_ yoke of oxen to till the ground. If, therefore, he obeyed the prophetic call, he did it to...
PLOWING - Elisha’s occupation is an indication of his character. He is emphatically a man of peace. He passes the year in those rural occupations which are natural to the son of a wealthy yeoman - sup...
3. ELIJAH IN THE WILDERNESS AND UPON MOUNT HOREB CHAPTER 19 _ 1. Elijah's flight and despondency (1 Kings 19:1)_ 2. Upon Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19:9) 3. Elisha called (1 Kings 19:10) Elijah
1 Kings 19:1. ELIJAH'S FLIGHT TO HOREB. HIS COMMISSION. Jezebel, it will be noticed, can do no more than threaten Elijah: her power is limited. Elijah escapes to the southern extremity of Judah, to Be...
TWELVE: seven separate ploughs following each other. Often seen to-day. MANTLE. Compare Zechariah 13:4....
The call of Elisha (Not in Chronicles) 19. _So he departed thence_ Josephus says, what the visit to Abelmeholah shews, that Elijah returned into the land of the Hebrews. He was instructed, comforted,...
ELISHA—WAS PLOWING WITH TWELVE YOKE OF OXEN, &C.— This was so far from being an argument of Elisha's poverty, that it was in reality a token of his wealth. For he who could keep _twelve yoke of oxen_...
C. ELIJAH'S CALL OF A SUCCESSOR 19:19-21 TRANSLATION (19) And he went from there, and found Elisha son of Shaphat while he was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth...
_SO HE DEPARTED THENCE, AND FOUND ELISHA THE SON OF SHAPHAT, WHO WAS PLOWING WITH TWELVE YOKE OF OXEN BEFORE HIM, AND HE WITH THE TWELFTH: AND ELIJAH PASSED BY HIM, AND CAST HIS MANTLE UPON HIM._ Eli...
ELIJAH AT HOREB 2. Then Jezebel sent, etc.] Her religious feelings as a votary of Baal and her dignity as the queen had both been outraged by the prophet, and she at once sought revenge....
_With_ TWELVE YOKE] Elijah himself guided only one 'yoke' (or pair), the remaining eleven being in charge of his servants. HIS MANTLE] A hairy mantle was the characteristic garb of the prophets (Zecha...
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 19 GOD SPEAKS TO ELIJAH AT *MOUNT SINAI V1 Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done. He also told her that Elijah had killed al...
TWELVE YOKE OF OXEN, or (as Ewald renders it) of land, indicate some wealth in Elisha’s family, which he has to leave to follow the wandering life of Elijah. The character and mission of Elisha will a...
וַ יֵּ֣לֶךְ מִ֠ שָּׁם וַ יִּמְצָ֞א אֶת
THE CALL OF ELISHA 1 Kings 19:19 "The one remains, the many change and pass; Heaven's light alone remains, earth's shadows flee." - SHELLEY WHETHER Elijah saw or saw not all that God had meant by...
APPOINTING JEHOVAH'S INSTRUMENTS 1 Kings 19:15 Elijah was never reinstated in quite the position that he had occupied before his fatal flight. True, he was bidden to return, and work was given him to...
The slaughter of the prophets of Baal aroused the ire of Jezebel to such a degree that she sent a direct message full of fury to Elijah. There is no escaping the sadness of his attitude on receiving t...
_Mantle, perhaps to signify that he must change his manner of living. (Menochius)_...
(19) В¶ So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him...
The days were very dark in Israel. Not only rebellion. And rebellion, always serious, was peculiarly so in Israel, for there it was insubordination in a direct manner against not only God's providence...
_INFLUENCE AND DECISION_ ‘So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth; and Elijah passed by him, and cas...
Until now the prophet had stood before Jehovah (1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:15) and had spoken in His name; but now, terrified by the threats of Jezebel, he flees from the dangers of the place into which...
SO HE DEPARTED THENCE,.... From Mount Horeb, and came to Abelmeholah, which Bunting computes z at one hundred and fifty six miles: AND FOUND ELISHA THE SON OF SHAPHAT, WHO WAS PLOUGHING WITH TWELVE Y...
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him....
_And found Elisha_ In his journey toward Damascus. _Who was ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen_ Who had twelve ploughs going, whereof eleven were managed by his servants, and the last by himself; acco...
1 Eliiah threatned by Iezebel, fleeth to Beersheba, 4 In the wildernesse being wearie of his life, is comforted by an Angel. 9 At Horeb God appeareth vnto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Iehu, an...
ELIJAH FLEEING FROM JEZEBEL (vs.1-10) When Ahab informed his wife Jezebel of Elijah's having brought down the fire of God to consume his sacrifice, of the slaughter of the prophets of Baal and the an...
19-21 Elijah found Elisha by Divine direction, not in the schools of the prophets, but in the field; not reading, or praying, or sacrificing, but ploughing. Idleness is no man's honour, nor is husban...
HE WITH THE TWELFTH; who had twelve ploughs going, whereof eleven were managed by his servants, and the last by himself; according to the simplicity and humility of those ancient times, in which men o...
1 Kings 19:19 departed H3212 (H8799) found H4672 (H8799) Elisha H477 son H1121 Shaphat H8202 plowing H2790 ...
THE CALL OF ELISHA (1 KINGS 19:19). In obedience to YHWH's command Elijah then went to seek out Elisha as his successor. Arriving at the field where Elisha was ploughing he threw his robe over him. El...
CONTENTS: God's care of His overwrought prophet. Call of Elisha. CHARACTERS: God, Elijah, Jezebel, Elisha. CONCLUSION: Even though we faint in our faith, God abideth faithful. The best thing for a d...
1 Kings 19:2. _Jezebel_ swore to destroy Elijah. Ahab would perhaps have received the prophet as his monitor and guide, had it not been for this woman, now given over to a reprobate mind. 1 Kings 19:1...
_And found Elisha._ THE HUSBANDMAN OF ABEL-MEHOLAH I. A marked characteristic of Elisha was, contentment with his position and willingness to fulfil its duties, however humble. How few, possessed of...
_And He said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord._ ELIJAH’S VISION I. The man himself. A great craggy soul that towers above the men of his age--his head wreathed in the glories of h...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 19:1 Elijah has won a mighty battle on the mountain, but a stronger opponent than Ahab awaits him: Queen Jezebel. ⇐...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 19:19 HE DEPARTED FROM THERE AND FOUND ELISHA. Has Elijah regained his faith as a result of his trip to Mount Horeb? The closing verses of ch. 1 Kings
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 19:20. GO BACK AGAIN; for what, &c.—לֵךְ שׁוב. Luther renders, “Go (to thy parents), and come (then) again.” (_Keil_) “Go, but return soon, for it is a great t...
EXPOSITION ELIJAH'S FLIGHT THE THEOPHANY OF HOREB AND THE CALLING OF ELISHA.—We can readily understand with what a sense of humiliation and shame the weak and excited king, who must have been awed and...
So Ahab told his wife Jezebel the whole story of what had happened, what Elijah did, and how he killed all of her prophets with the sword. And Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, and she said, So let...
1 Kings 19:13; 1 Kings 19:16; 1 Samuel 28:14; 2 Kings 2:13; 2 King
ELIJAH FLEEING FOR HIS LIFE 1 Kings 19:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The story of the slaughter of the prophets of Baal. The people fell on their faces as soon as they saw that God consumed the sacrifice...
Was plowing — Who had twelve ploughs going, whereof eleven were managed by his servants, and the last by himself; according to the simplicity of those ancient times, in which men of good estate submit...