![]() ![]() In 1 Kings 18, Elijah defended the worship of the Hebrew God over that of the Canaanite deity Baal. Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of AkkaĮlijah ( / ɪ ˈ l aɪ dʒ ə/ il- EYE-jə Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ, romanized: ʾĒlīyyāhū, meaning "My God is Yahweh / YHWH" Greek form: Elias / ɪ ˈ l aɪ ə s/ il- EYE-əs) was, according to the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible, a prophet and a miracle worker who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of King Ahab (9th century BC).23 Elijah carried the boy downstairs, gave him to his mother, and said, “Look, your son is alive!”Ģ4 The woman answered, “Now I know that you really are a man from God. The boy began breathing again and was alive. He prayed, “ Lord my God, let this boy live again!”Ģ2 The Lord answered Elijah’s prayer. Will you do this bad thing to her? Will you cause her son to die?” 21 Then Elijah lay on top of the boy three times. He said, “ Lord my God, this widow is letting me stay in her house. He laid him on the bed in the room where he was staying. Can you help me? Or did you come here only to remind me of my sins and to make my son die?”ġ9 Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.” He took the boy from her and carried him upstairs. 18 Then the woman said to Elijah, “You are a man of God. He became worse and worse until he stopped breathing. ![]() This happened just as the Lord said through Elijah.ġ7 Some time later the woman’s son became sick. 16 The jar of flour and the jug of oil were never empty. And Elijah, the woman, and her son had enough food for a long time. This will continue until the day the Lord sends rain to the land.’”ġ5 So the woman went home and did what Elijah told her to do. 14 The Lord, the God of Israel, says, ‘That jar of flour will never be empty and the jug will always have oil in it. Then cook some for yourself and your son. But first make a small piece of bread from the flour that you have and bring it to me. My son and I will eat it and then die from hunger.”ġ3 Elijah said to the woman, “Don’t worry. I came here to gather a few pieces of wood for a fire to cook our last meal. ![]() Elijah said to her, “Would you bring me a small cup of water to drink?” 11 As she was going to get the water, Elijah said, “Bring me a piece of bread too, please.”ġ2 The woman answered, “I promise you, before the Lord your God, that I have nothing but a handful of flour in a jar and a little bit of olive oil in a jug. He went to the town gate and saw a woman there gathering wood for a fire. There is a widow there that I commanded to take care of you.”ġ0 So Elijah went to Zarephath. 8 Then the Lord said to Elijah, 9 “Go to Zarephath in Sidon and stay there. 6 Ravens brought Elijah food every morning and every evening, and he drank water from the stream.ħ There was no rain, so after a while the stream became dry. He went to live near Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan River. 4 You can get your water from that stream, and I have commanded ravens to bring food to you there.” 5 So Elijah did what the Lord told him to do. Hide near Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan River. The rain will fall only when I command it to fall.”Ģ Then the Lord said to Elijah, 3 “Leave this place and go east. By his power, I promise that no dew or rain will fall for the next few years. He said to King Ahab, “I serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17 Elijah was a prophet from the town of Tishbe in Gilead. ![]()
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