![]() ![]() The worst of an entire line of bad kings. Had enjoyed an occasional good king, the northern kingdom of Israel had ![]() Rain would be removed from the land and they would see a lack of prosperity.ĭivided kingdom. If they would turn away from the Lord, then With rainfall and cause their crops to grow and to prosper. If they would be obedient to serve the Lord, then He would bless them (DeuteronomyĬonsisted of both blessings and cursings. Quickly from the good land which the Lord is giving you. Will be kindled against you, and He will shut up the heavens so that there willīe no rain, and the ground will not yield its fruit and you will perish Your fields for your cattle, and you shall eat and be satisfied.ĭeceived and you turn away and serve other gods and worship them. Its season, the early rain and the late rain, that you may gather in your grain Love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul, 14 that He will give the rain of your land in You listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to In doing so, he was praying in accordance Prayed for the judgment of God to fall on his land and on his people. On the earth for three years and six months. Like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain and it did not rain Years, except by my word” (17:1) James tells us that this lack of rain was in answer to a PRAYER which “There shall be neither dew nor rain these ![]() His message is one of the judgment of God. His name means “my God is Yahweh.” And he is a man with a message. Promised land looks like, we will settle for this land.”įrom Gilead. These tribes had looked at this land and they had said, “We don’t need to go These were the lands which had been taken by Gilead was the designation for the lands of Israel We know only that he was from the settlers Of obscurity and onto the scene of ministry in a single sentence. Years, except by my word.” (1 Kings 17:1). Lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these 20 Then he prayed aloud, “O Lord my God, why have you done such a terrible thing to this widow? She has been kind enough to take care of me, and now you kill her son!” 21 ( C)Then Elijah stretched himself out on the boy three times and prayed, “O Lord my God, restore this child to life!” 22 The Lord answered Elijah's prayer the child started breathing again and revived.Of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel He took the boy from her arms, carried him upstairs to the room where he was staying, and laid him on the bed. 18 She said to Elijah, “Man of God, why did you do this to me? Did you come here to remind God of my sins and so cause my son's death?”ġ9 “Give the boy to me,” Elijah said. 16 As the Lord had promised through Elijah, the bowl did not run out of flour nor did the jar run out of oil.ġ7 Some time later the widow's son got sick he got worse and worse, and finally he died. 14 For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘The bowl will not run out of flour or the jar run out of oil before the day that I, the Lord, send rain.’”ġ5 The widow went and did as Elijah had told her, and all of them had enough food for many days. But first make a small loaf from what you have and bring it to me, and then prepare the rest for you and your son. That will be our last meal, and then we will starve to death.”ġ3 “Don't worry,” Elijah said to her. I came here to gather some firewood to take back home and prepare what little I have for my son and me. All I have is a handful of flour in a bowl and a bit of olive oil in a jar. 11 And as she was going to get it, he called out, “And please bring me some bread, too.”ġ2 She answered, “By the living Lord your God I swear that I don't have any bread. “Please bring me a drink of water,” he said to her. I have commanded a widow who lives there to feed you.” 10 So Elijah went to Zarephath, and as he came to the town gate, he saw a widow gathering firewood. Elijah and the Widow in ZarephathĨ Then the Lord said to Elijah, 9 ( B)“Now go to the town of Zarephath, near Sidon, and stay there. 7 After a while the brook dried up because of the lack of rain. 6 He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening. 4 The brook will supply you with water to drink, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there.”ĥ Elijah obeyed the Lord's command, and went and stayed by Cherith Brook. 17 ( A)A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”Ģ Then the Lord said to Elijah, 3 “Leave this place and go east and hide yourself near Cherith Brook, east of the Jordan. ![]()
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