ELIJAH

WHERE ELIJAH WAS FOUND IN THE BIBLE

• 1 kings 17:1-2
• 1 kings 2:11
• 2 chronicles 21:12-15
• Malachi 4:5-6
• Matthew 11:14,16:14,17:3-13,27:47-49

Elijah was a prophet of God and a wonder worker in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Ahab

When Ahab was king over the northern kingdom his wife Jezebel started the king and the people will worship false gods.

God told Elijah to go tell king Ahab that he had done evil and that God was going to stop rain for three years.

Then Elijah fled to the brook Cherith east of the Jordan River where ravens brought him bread and meat. When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to live with a widow in Zarephath. God performed another miracle blessing the woman's oil and flour so it did not run out. Unexpectedly the widow's son died. And Elijah stretched himself on the boy's body three times and God restored the child's life.

He put burnt offering on it, along with wood. He had a servant that sacrifice wood with four jars of water, three times until all was thoroughly. Elijah called on the Lord and God's fire fell from heaven consuming the offering the wood the altar the water and even dust around it.

Elijah prayed and rain fell on Israel. Jezebel was at the loss of her prophets however and swore to kill him. Elijah ran to the wilderness and sat under a broom tree, and in his despair, asked God to take his life. Instead, the prophet slept, and an angel brought him food. Elijah went 40 days and 40 nights to Mount horeb where God appeared to him in a whisper

God ordered Elijah to anoint his successor Elisha whom he found plowing with 12 yoke of oxen. Elisha killed the animals for a sacrifice and followed his master. Elijah went on to prophesy the deaths of Ahab, King Ahaziah, and Jezebel.

Elijah fell into depression the lord was patient with him and let him rest and reign.