Npdf commentary on 1 kings 19 19-21

He accepts his assignment from god, knowing that his time as gods prophet is drawing to an end, not knowing what that end will be. So let the gods do if i do not slay thee, let the gods slay me with the most ignominious death. As we heard in last sundays lectionary text from the first half of 1 kings 19, the mighty prophet is gripped by fear and despair after his great victory at mt. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too. He has made plenty out of the widow of zarephaths scarcity 1 kings 17. Elisha went after elijah, and served him 19 so he departed there, and found elisha the son of shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth. Now l ord, take my life, for i am no better than my fathers. Elisha the son of shaphat most probably he belonged to a family distinguished for piety, and for their opposition to the prevailing calfworship. Verse 21 tells us that elisha ministered to or served elijah. He has just come from a huge event that takes place on mt.

The wish for death, the weariness of life, is a phenomenon extremely common, and common because it arises from a multitude of causes. One of the foremost hebrew lexicons believes this word should be translated they went limping about the altar in 1 kings 18. And elijah the tishbite, of the inhabitants of gilead, said to ahab, as the lord god of israel lives, before whom i stand, there. Elisha is said to slay them, either, because he slew those forty two children, 2 kings 2. See appendix 1 at the end of these notes for a chart of the dates of the rulers of judah and israel.

Chapters 1217 tell of the secession of the northern tribes and the. His complaint and the vision by which god instructs him, 1 kings 19. So he departed from there and found elisha the son of shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. When he came to beersheba in judah, he left his servant there, 4 while he himself went a days journey into the wilderness. The spirit of jezebel is promoted against the truth of yahweh, as she endeavours to guide the nation into the worship of baal. He leaves jezreel, and comes to beersheba, and thence to the wilderness, where he is fed and encouraged by an angel, 39. Find top church sermons, illustrations, and powerpoints for preaching on 1 kings 19. And gave unto the people that is, he made thereof a feast for his servants who. It also elevates elishas handling of the anointing of hazael 2 kings 8. And he returned back from him to his fathers house, and took his leave, and then came back into the field, perhaps with others accompanying him. This passage probably was selected because its final verses 1921 parallel the.

Elijah was a mighty man of god who was used by the lord in a wonderful way during his life time. The mighty prophet of god is discouraged and depressed. Carmel because of the death threats of jezebel, the sidonian wife of king. Elijah prays for drought and experiences gods provision. The farewell party was no great delay, perhaps a day or two. While pitying himself, elijah asks for death, saying, it is enough. A commitment to discipleship requires an aboutface, a total turn away from the worlds values and toward gods. Sermons from i kings 19 and others keep believing ministries. It will help us to understand the full impact of this story if we invest a few minutes and go back to tell the whole story again. Ahab told jezebel probably with no evil design against elijah. His complaint and the vision by which god instructs him, 1014.

He began to prophesy in a time of immediate crisis, one that would become far worse before it ever improved. They were happy that god had given them such a great prophet. There pour olive oil on hazael to make him king over aram. His ministry took place about 150 years before israel was to fall, becoming the lost ten tribes, so god was beginning to make a powerful witness. Use notes and commentary below to help you as you read and study 1 kings.

Macdonald after the visions of horeb, and in pursuance of the commission there received, elijah returned from the wilderness and reentered the land of israel. There were three types of mantles worn in biblical times. There were countless occasions in that intimate relationship between these two great prophets when elijah could have anointed him, and most certainly did do so, as god had commanded. As the illustrious life of king david draws to a close, only some quick thinking by the prophet nathan and solomons mom bathsheba prevents adonijah from stealing the throne from solomon, the rightful king. Besides that the record of the life of hezekiah or isaiah 36. Bartsch, wordexplain 4 b5 the reforming reign of king asa over judah 15. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. One of these tasks was to anoint elisha has his successor. Jezebel seeks the life of elijahan angel sends him to horebthe lord speaks to elijah, not in the wind nor the earthquake nor the fire, but in a. He presumes the outcome, focuses on the problem and himself, and becomes physically exhausted. And he left the oxen and ran after elijah and said, let me kiss my father and my mother, and then i will follow you. Then he set out to follow elijah and became his servant. Reference is made for example to the book of the acts of solomon 1 kings 11. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate.

So elijah went from there and found elisha son of shaphat. If you didnt know better, you might think that paul decides24 on his own. He meets with elisha, who becomes his servant, 1 kings 19. He meets with elisha, who becomes his servant, 19 21. He leaves jezreel, and comes to beersheba, and thence to the wilderness, where he is fed and encouraged by an angel, 1 kings 19. Jun 27, 2010 the insertion offers a divine warrant for elishas function as a prophet, one lacking in the real succession story in 2 kings 2. His situation reveals several problems that can fatigue and erode our attitudes. In our last message, we were forced to leave elijah in the depths of despair. Elijah steps onto the stage of history, from out of nowhere, with a bold pronouncement for king ahab. Elisha was named last in the orders god gave to elijah, but he was first called, for by him the other two were to be called. Benhadad was thrown off at ahabs nonresistance, so benhadad further sent another message that his messengers were still going to come and view ahabs kingdom, and whatever more they liked they were keeping. However, elijahs trek to the wilderness of horeb i kgs 19. Even the most committed of gods servants may at times experience discouragement, pessimism, and a desire to withdraw from their calling.

Then he arose, and went after elijah, and ministered unto him. In exchange i will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, i will. Now viewing scripture range from the book of 1 kings chapter 19. Jezebel signifies those who are in the doctrine of every falsity from the pleasures of selflove and the love. Thiele, the mysterious numbers of the hebrew kings. This is a place where women can come together and share their journey towards scriptural truths and spiritual maturity. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. How did the morality of ahab compare to those before him. And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they. There were twelve teams of oxen in the field, and elisha was plowing with the twelfth team. Text commentaries by john macarthur john macarthur is the pastorteacher of grace community church in sun valley, california, as well as an author, conference. He is sent to damascus, in order to anoint hazael king over syria, and jehu king over israel, 1 kings 19. Chapters 1 11 tell of solomons succession to the throne and his reign. The theophany of 1 kings 19 commissions the prophet to participate in the changing of the guard that included the overthrow of the house of omri of israel 2 kings 910 and ben haddad of aram 2 kings 8.

Introduction the books of 1 and 2 kings record the history of the nation of israel from the time of solomon through the division of the kingdom. The vineyard was in jezreel, close to the palace of ahab king of samaria. Wiersbe if you can locate the sixvolume edition of the expositors bible, buy it immediately. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire. Clarkes commentary ahab tells jezebel what elijah had done. The priests of baal had been destroyed, but not those of astarte. The first part of this chapter verses 118 records the appointment of elisha to succeed. Text history as a research tool on literary development in the.