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1 Kings 19:1-18 (RSV)

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¹ Ahab told Jez'ebel all that Eli'jah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. ² Then Jez'ebel sent a messenger to Eli'jah, saying, "So may the gods do to me, and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow." ³ Then he was afraid, and he arose and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there. ⁴ But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree; and he asked that he might die, saying, "It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am no better than my fathers." ⁵ And he lay down and slept under a broom tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise and eat." ⁶ And he looked, and behold, there was at his head a cake baked on hot stones and a jar of water. And he ate and drank, and lay down again. ⁷ And the angel of the LORD came again a second time, and touched him, and said, "Arise and eat, else the journey will be too great for you." ⁸ And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God. ⁹ And there he came to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said to him, "What are you doing here, Eli'jah?" ¹⁰ He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." ¹¹ And he said, "Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD." And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and broke in pieces the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; ¹² and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. ¹³ And when Eli'jah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him, and said, "What are you doing here, Eli'jah?" ¹⁴ He said, "I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the people of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thy altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away." ¹⁵ And the LORD said to him, "Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, you shall anoint Haz'ael to be king over Syria; ¹⁶ and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel; and Eli'sha the son of Shaphat of A'bel-meho'lah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. ¹⁷ And him who escapes from the sword of Haz'ael shall Jehu slay; and him who escapes from the sword of Jehu shall Eli'sha slay. ¹⁸ Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Ba'al, and every mouth that has not kissed him."


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 10) Zeal / Boldness / Radicalness - Elijah - Was very zealous for the Lord and was the only prophet not yet killed

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Renewing Your Spiritual Passion for God (part 2) (2010-05-03)
(v. 1) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 1) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 2) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 2) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 3) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 3) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 4) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 4) From the Mountaintop (2015-03-02)
(v. 4) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 5) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 5) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 6) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 6) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 7) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 7) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 8) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 8) Day 31 - Dealing with Discouragement (2012-01-03)
(v. 9) Fear of Failure - God Encourages Those Who Fail (2012-02-27)
(v. 13) Hearing God (2015-08-06)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 1) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 2) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 3) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 4) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 5) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 6) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 7) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 8) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 9) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 10) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 11) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 12) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 13) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 14) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 15) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 16) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 17) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)
(v. 18) Devotional: Hard Work and Rest (2008-12-12)

Definition(s):
Horeb (Hor-eb): desert; solitude; destruction
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jehu (Jee-hoo): himself who exists
Nimshi (Nim-shy): rescued from danger
Shaphat (Shaff-at): judge