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Elijah....
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Holy Fire Eating The Pagan God's
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"Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put
his face between his knees. "Go and look toward
The Sea," he told his
servant. And he went up and looked. "There is nothing there," he said.
Seven times Elijah said, "Go back." The seventh time the servant reported,
"A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from
the sea." So Elijah said,
Go and tell Ahab, 'Hitch up your Chariot and go down before the rain stops
you.' Meanwhile the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy
rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel.
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The power of The Lord came upon Elijah and, tucking his
cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to
Jezreel." (1 Kings
18:42-46). The incident described above occurred on
Mount Carmel, near the
modern-day city of Haifa. Elijah was sent to confront King Ahab of Israel
and his infamously-wicked wife Jezebel.
Together, the royal couple had corrupted the land with the pagan worship of
Baal. |
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The view from the top of Mount Carmel is shown in the
photograph. From that vantage point, Elijah could easily look down on the
coastal waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The photo shows the view in the
inland direction, toward the valley of Armageddon. Elijah was one of the
most intense and enigmatic people of The Bible. His story makes for a
fascinating study.
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After Jezebel discovered that all of her beloved pagan
priests of Baal had been killed in the confrontation with Elijah, she
attempted to have him killed (1 Kings 19:1-13). Elijah fled south to
Beersheba where he hid in despair (1 Kings 19:3-5). An Angel appeared to
him twice for strength, and brought him food (1 Kings 19:5-8). He then
journeyed for 40 days to Horeb, where God Himself appeared to him (1 Kings
19:9-18). The Lord then sent Elijah back north to Damascus to anoint Hazael king over
Syria, and Jehu king over Israel (1 Kings 19:15-18). It
was during that journey that Elijah found and commissioned his successor, Elisha, as directed by God (1 Kings 19:16-21). |
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