(NASB) James 5:16b-18 “… The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky […]
In the Old Testament of the Holy Bible, the LORD God judges unbelief in Him. Many times over. Unbelief was judged by the living God. (NASB) 1 Kings 18:40 “Then Elijah said to them, ‘Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.’ So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down […]
What a difference between the prayers of 450 prophets of Baal and of one man, Elijah, the prophet of the living God. 450 prophets, crying out, raging, cutting themselves, leaping about for hours for their god Baal to hear and answer their plea. To burn the sacrificial offering on the altar. No response, nothing. 1 […]
Is there a situation in your life which is impossible? You have done everything, absolutely everything and not one thing has changed! Nothing! Consider Elijah on the top of Mount Carmel. Many people were there, 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of Asherah, plus King Ahab. There may have been others there also. 1 Kings […]
The living God has warned His people against worshiping and serving idols. He describes idols in detail. (NASB) Jeremiah 10:2-10 “Thus says the LORD, Do not learn the way of the nations, And do not be terrified by the signs of the heavens Although the nations are terrified by them; 3 For the customs of […]
Have you seen a toddler, child, teen-agers or even adults “acting out” their frustrations, trying to get attention and demand their own way? For the 450 prophets of Baal, they were wanting to get the attention of the god they worshiped. They were crying out with loud voices, leaping about an altar on which a […]
Have you ever been in a contest, of any kind, where the odds were stacked against you? Can you imagine stacking the odds against yourself on purpose? That is exactly what Elijah did! But he knew the outcome because he was on the same side as the LORD! Elijah had King Ahab gather 450 prophets […]
King Ahab was married to Jezebel who brought the worship of the Baals and the Asherah into Israel. 1 Kings 16:31-33 Jezebel’s reputation comes from her choices in life. She was an evil woman. She had many prophets of the LORD murdered. 1 Kings 18:13 Nothing is uglier than a person who is filled with […]
As a follower of Christ, have you ever been pointedly accused, put down publicly and/or treated as a second class citizen? Troubled people cause trouble. Elijah was pointedly accused by King Ahab of Israel as being the “troubler of Israel.” 1 Kings 18:17 Elijah’s response to the accusation? He went right to the heart of the […]
Usually when the word “drought” is said or read, we think of no rain. Lack of water. There can be other types of drought. The drought of despair or desperation or depression. There was a drought in Israel in the days of Elijah. (NASB) 1 Kings 17:1 “Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the […]