Elijah

Bible Reference: 1 Kings 17:1-22:40; 2 Kings 1:1-2:25

Elijah was a prophet of God, and his name means “My God is Yahweh.”
He warned King Ahab that a drought was coming as a sign of God’s judgment on Ahab and the people due to their idolatry.
God sustained Elijah supernaturally for seven years through ravens and a brook and then through a widow at Zarephath.
After seven years, he appeared again before Ahab and issued a challenge between the one true God and all of their idols.
During a showdown on Mt. Carmel, he prayed and called down fire from heaven that consumed the sacrifice he had placed on an altar.
He put the prophets of Baal to death after their crushing defeat on Mt. Carmel.
He prayed for rain to come after seven years of drought and God answered with refreshing waters.
He fled for his life from Queen Jezebel and had a powerful encounter with God at the mouth of a cave.
He prophesied against Ahab and Jezebel, sharing of their impending deaths.
He prophesied that Ahaziah the king of Israel would die after he sent messengers to consult the gods of the Philistines.
He ascended into heaven in a chariot of fire leaving Elisha to carry on his ministry as a prophet.

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