We last saw the prophet sitting under a juniper tree, asking god to take his life. The context ahab succeeded his father omri, a king who did that which was evil in the sight of yahweh and who was wickedly above all who were before him 1 kings 16. 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. The prophet warns ahab to be on his guard, for the syrians would return next year, 22. After killing jezebels prophets in chapter 18, elijah catches wind of the queens ire. And ahab told jezebel all that elijah had done, also how he had executed all the prophets with the sword. And he left the oxen, and ran after elijah, and said, let me, i pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then i will follow you. Introduction to 1 2 kings christian readers today usually classify 1 2 kings as books of old testament history, reflecting the fact that they include a good deal of history and read like history accounts. One of these tasks was to anoint elisha has his successor. However, some mistakes are more serious than others because of. When you arrive there, anoint hazael to be king of aram. Isaiah 39 is to a large extent rendered in 2 kings 18. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition of the bible. While pitying himself, elijah asks for death, saying, it is enough.
The orders of the proud, drunken king disordered his troops, and prevented them from attacking the israelites. A drunken driver wandered onto the wrong side of the interstate and struck the bus head on. May 07, 2003 please turn to 1 kings 19 and follow along as i read. Idleness is no mans honour, nor is husbandry any mans disgrace. On may 14, 1988, near carrolton, kentucky, a church youth group and their sponsors were heading home from an outing. 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. They went to besiege samaria, the capital of israel, and launched attacks against it. He has just come from a huge event that takes place on mt.
However, the jewish canon classified them as the fifth and sixth books of the former prophets which. Those eight books are now combined into the onevolume bridgeway bible commentary, which is a companion in size, style and format to the bridgeway bible dictionary, an a. 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. Old testament student study guide prepared by the church educational system published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints salt lake city, utah. His situation reveals several problems that can fatigue and erode our attitudes. Read 1 kings 19 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. He leaves jezreel, and comes to beersheba, and thence to the wilderness, where he is fed and encouraged by an angel, 1 kings 19. He left the oxen and ran after elijah being powerfully moved to follow him, and wholly give himself up to his function. See appendix 1 at the end of these notes for a chart of the dates of the rulers of judah and israel. Recognizing the structure of the text brings the purpose of the whole story into clearer focus and. It appeared to be that he had difficulty accepting the reality of his failure to do what he had hoped to do in bringing israel back to the true faith, and there seemed to be, on his part, a resignation to the fact of its. Elisha the son of shaphat most probably he belonged to a family distinguished for piety, and for their opposition to the prevailing calfworship.
Elijah was really pumped up after the amazing victory on mount carmel. Benhadad attacks samaria ow benhadad king of aram mustered his entire army. What is the meaning of elijahs reply to elisha in 1 kings 19. Those that are most secure, are commonly least courageous. And the king of israel answered and said, tell him, let not him that girds on his harness boast himself as he that puts it off.
Study the bible online using commentary on 1 kings 19 and more. And all of these topics are certainly still relevant for us today. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. The question god put, what doest thou here, elijah. Click pdf for introductory notes not found in notes below. A study of 2 kings 20, isaiah 389, scottish journal of theology 27 1974. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. This advertising phrase was first uttered in 1987 by phil simms, the quarterback of the super bowl champions new york giants. Now l ord, take my life, for i am no better than my fathers. Verses 712 then the king of israel called all the elders of the land, and said, mark, i pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief. Israel had 20 kings, and judah had 20, including one female who usurped.
Verses 1921 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. Ackroyd, an interpretation of the babylonian exile. Read and study 1 kings, including book summary, with the versebyverse bible commentary hi, sign out. Some commentators assert that 1 kings 19 is a composite text containing awkward interpolations and repetitions. The syrians are discomfited, and benhadad scarcely escapes, 20, 21.
The basic meaning of discernment diakrisis, discretio is separation. In our last message, we were forced to leave elijah in the depths of despair. The mighty prophet of god is discouraged and depressed. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills. We see at least four sources of despair in elijahs life that are often found in our lives today. Solomon has adonijah executed along with the rest of his enemies, and gets to work building an empire.
Montgomery, a critical and exegetical commentary on the books of kings, pp. Verse 21 tells us that elisha ministered to or served elijah. Elijahs great victory and deep depression 1 kings 1719. These 6 chapters can all be found on slideshare under the life of elijah. Wiseman, 1 and 2 kings tyndale old testament commentary. Aug 10, 2014 as gloomy as it may sound, 1 kings 19 is the story of elijahs decommissioning, and of gods choice to use another more willing servant. A prophet comes to ahab, and promises him victory, and gives him directions how he should order the battle, 19. All of us make them whether we want to admit it or not. Solomon and adonijah, journal for the study of the old testament 19 february. Old testament student study guide the church of jesus. Commentaries for 1 kings chapter 19 elijah flees to the wilderness. Listen to pastor robert furrow as he continues his commentary on 1 kings picking up today in chapter 20, verse 1.
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