DESPONDENT, DEFEATED, AND DEPRESSED
Elijah was despondent, defeated, and depressed! Why? Wicked Queen Jezebel was on the warpath. She hated Elijah, so she sent Elijah a...
THE PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN
James, the half-brother of Jesus declared: “The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect” (James 5:16). In its...
FIRE FROM HEAVEN
Use your imagination … Imagine standing on the slopes of Mount Carmel, gazing at the altar prepared by God’s prophet, Elijah. The altar...
STANDING AT THE “Y” IN THE ROAD
Israel was decimated by the drought. Everything was dusty-dry. The few flocks and livestock that had survived were gaunt, meager...
THE DEAD WILL LIVE AGAIN
Jesus raised the dead (John 11:38-44; Luke 7:11-17; Mark 5:35-43). God used both Peter (Acts 9:36-43) and Paul (Acts 20:7-12) to raise...
THE GENTILE WIDOW
After spending considerable time at Cherith, the tiny tributary to the lower Jordan River, Elijah travelled to Zarephath on the northern...
SOMETIMES GOD DOESN’T MAKE SENSE
Days passed. Then weeks. The calendar flipped from month to month as Elijah communed with God in the wilderness. Without fail, the ravens...
SAFETY AND SUSTENANCE
After announcing God’s just but harsh judgment upon Ahab’s kingdom, Elijah heard God’s clear command. “Leave here, turn eastward, and...
NO RAIN!
“Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Gilead settlers, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives, in whose presence I stand, there will...
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
As you read the epic stories of Elijah and Elisha, you will quickly note some similarities. Both men were prophets of God. Both...
