CHAPTER THIRTEEN YAHWEH VS. BAAL 1 Kings 17-18 Even a superficial survey of the narratives in the final Chapter s of I Kings and the opening Chapter s of 2Kings reveals that the materials here are quite different from those which thus far have been examined. The ministries of Elijah and Elisha are... [ Continue Reading ]
I. THE GREAT DROUGHT IN ISRAEL 17:1-24 The Ahab-Elijah clash was the epitome of the conflict which had been going on in Israel between king and prophet since the founding of the monarchy. The king had as his primary goals military security, economic expansion and a higher standard of living for his... [ Continue Reading ]
B. ELIJAH AT CHERITH 17:2-7 TRANSLATION (2) And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, (3) Go from this place and torn for your sake to the east, and hide yourself at the river Cherith, which is before the Jordan. (4) And it shall come to pass that from the brook you shall drink, and the rave... [ Continue Reading ]
C. ELIJAH AT ZAREPHATH 17:8-24 As the water supply at Cherith began to fail, God instructed Elijah to leave the land of Israel and journey to the Phoenician village of Zarephath. Two great miraculous occurrences are connected with the prophet's sojourn therethe miraculous provision of food in the h... [ Continue Reading ]