1 Kings 18 & 19(amp) halt and limp???? Run away? That Still Small voice…

One passage of scripture I enjoy reading is the books of Kings. Elijah and Elisha.. two prophets that I find great encouragement from…

1 Kings 18 has one of the biggest miracles performed by God.. A challenge from Elijah in an exchange with King Ahab…
It reads:
17 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Are you he who troubles Israel?
18 Elijah replied, I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, by forsaking the commandments of the Lord and by following the Baals. 19 Therefore send and gather to me all Israel at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of [the goddess] Asherah, who eat at [Queen] Jezebel’s table. 20 So Ahab sent to all the Israelites and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel. 21 Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you halt and limp between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him! But if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
22 Then Elijah said to the people, I, I only, remain a prophet of the Lord, but Baal’s prophets are 450 men.
23 Let two bulls be given us; let them choose one bull for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on the wood but put no fire to it. I will dress the other bull, lay it on the wood, and put no fire to it.

We know the rest of the story… God came down and fire hit the alter and proved that He is God… and all the prophets of Baal were killed.

Then Elijah prayed for rain… and rain came….
Then Jezebel threatened him with death…
Then he ran away as he forgot what God had just done…
Feeling sorry for himself… he cried as he thought he was alone….
And God responded:
1 Kings 19:11 And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;
12 And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire [a sound of gentle stillness and] a still, small voice.

I am standing on Mt. Carmel overlooking the Jezreel valley knowing that I hear that same still small voice…. and saying “Speak, as your servant is listening”…


Statue of Elijah

Looking out to the Mediterranean Sea… What the servant saw… before the cloud as a hand of man…

Path to the top…