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 ]