But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what the LORD tells me." 1 Kings 22:14 Jehoshaphat, king of Israel, was at war with the king of Aram. He had lost one of the cities to Aram and wanted to get it back. He sent for the prophet Micaiah... Continue Reading →
1 Kings 21:28-29 The Results Of Being Humble
Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite: "Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day, but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son." 1 Kings 21:28-29 Ahab had committed... Continue Reading →
1 Kings 19:21 Burn The Bridges Of The Past
So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant. 1 Kings 19:21 Elijah had just defeated the prophets of... Continue Reading →
1 Kings 18:21 Choose Your God
Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing. 1 Kings 18:21 It had not rained in three years in Israel because of their sins against God. God now had Elijah bring... Continue Reading →
1 Kings 17:6 A Different Way To Provide
The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. 1 Kings 17:6 Ahab had become the king of Israel. He completely walked away from God and started worshipping idols. God sent Elijah, a prophet, to Ahab to tell him there would... Continue Reading →