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The rapid movement of the original is very striking. “And he saw
(or, “feared,” as some read), and he rose, and he went, etc.”
The fear and flight of Elijah are very remarkable. Jezebel’s threat
alone...
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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
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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...
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HE AROSE. Some codices, with Aramaean Manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac,
and Vulgate, read "And he feared and arose".
SERVANT. young man....
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_And when he saw_that] The LXX. reading וַיִרָא instead of the
text וַיַרָא renders by καὶ ἐφοβήθη, -and he was
afraid." And this makes a good sense. But it is not necessary. Elijah
saw (mentally) fro...
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AND WHEN HE SAW THAT, HE AROSE, &C.— It is very doubtful, whether
_juniper-tree_ be the proper rendering of the original word רתם
_rothem._ Parkhurst says, that it signifies the _broom_ or
_birch-tree...
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I. THE GREAT SPIRITUAL CRISIS 19:1-21
In view of the triumph on Carmel, one might expect to read in chapter
19 about a great religious reformation in Israel. Such is not the
case. Not until the extirp...
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_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._
And when he saw that, х_ WAYAR'_ (H7200) The Jews, jealous of
asc...
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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....
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AND WHEN HE SAW _THAT,_ etc.] In men of impetuous disposition displays
of fiery courage often alternate with moods of despondency. ELIJAH'S
character resembled that of St. Peter, who first struck a bl...
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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...
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HE AROSE, AND WENT FOR HIS LIFE. — The sudden reaction of
disappointment and despondency, strange as it seems to superficial
observation, is eminently characteristic of an impulsive and vehement
natur...
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וַ יַּ֗רְא וַ יָּ֨קָם֙ וַ יֵּ֣לֶךְ אֶל
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ELIJAH'S FLIGHT
1 Kings 19:1
"A still small voice comes through the wild, Like a father consoling
his fretful child, Which banisheth bitterness, wrath and fear, Saying,
‘Man is distant, but God is n...
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EXALTATION AND DEPRESSION
1 Kings 18:41; 1 Kings 19:1
When the priests had been executed, the quick ear of the prophet
detected the hurrying rain-clouds. Note the contrast between Ahab and
the prophe...
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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...
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Afraid. Hebrew, "he saw, arose, and went for his life." (Haydock) ---
He was aware of a woman's anger, Ecclesiasticus xxv. 23. Though he
goes intrepidly to meet Achab, he flees before a woman, God bei...
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(3) 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. (4)
But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and...
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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...
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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...
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AND WHEN HE SAW THAT,.... That her design and resolution were to take
away his life; the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions
read, "and he was afraid"; or frightened; he that had such coura...
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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.
Ver. 3. _That he arose and went for his life._] But better he h...
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_And when he saw that, he arose and went for his life_ That is, to
save his life: whereby may be intimated, that he did not flee from
Jezreel by the hand or direction of the Lord, by which he had come...
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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...
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ELIJAH FLEES BEFORE JEZEBEL...
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And when he saw that, when he noted the conditions in the northern
kingdom and the unchanging hatred of Jezebel, which seemed to make all
further attempts useless, HE AROSE AND WENT FOR HIS LIFE, comm...
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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...
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1-8 Jezebel sent Elijah a threatening message. Carnal hearts are
hardened and enraged against God, by that which should convince and
conquer them. Great faith is not always alike strong. He might be...
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WENT FOR HIS LIFE, i.e. to save his life; or, according to his soul,
or mind; whereby it may be intimated, that he did not flee from
Jezreel by the hand or direction of the Lord, by which he came
thit...
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1 Kings 19:3 saw H7200 (H8799) arose H6965 (H8799) ran H3212 (H8799)
life H5315 went H935 ...
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DEPRESSED AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE FAILURE ELIJAH FLEES TO THE MOUNTAIN
OF GOD IN HOREB (SINAI) AND IS SUSTAINED AND RECOMMISSIONED BY YHWH (1
KINGS 19:1).
Exultant because the battle appeared almost wo...
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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...
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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...
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_He arose and went for his life._
THE FLIGHT INTO THE WILDERNESS
This is a sad sequel to the triumph on Mount Carmel. Elijah had
forgotten Jezebel. Not present herself on Mount Carmel, she had
receiv...
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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.
⇐...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 19:3 HE WAS AFRAID, AND HE AROSE AND RAN FOR
HIS LIFE. The shock of Jezebel’s resistance after Mount Carmel has
led Elijah to forget to trust God. He flees to BEERSHEBA in the...
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ELIJAH DEJECTED, REPROVED, AND ENCOURAGED
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
1 Kings 19:2. SO LET THE GODS DO TO ME—The pl. אֱלֹהִימ is
used commonly for GOD, Jehovah; but here appears for Jezebel’s
i...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 4:25; 1 Samuel 27:1; 2 Corinthians 12:7; Amos 7:12; Amos 7:13;
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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...
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Left his servant — Because he would not expose him to those perils
and hardships which he expected: and because he desired solitude, that
he might more freely converse with God....