Our first biblical hero we will be looking at is Elijah. Elijah's name comes from EI (God) and Yah (Jehovah) and the name infers that he was a male because this version of the name was masculine. Elijah is a prophet in the Old Testament and is talked about in 1 Kings chapters 17 and 18. He is considered to be the greatest.17 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall certainly be neither dew nor rain during these years, except by my word.” 1 Kings 171 NASB God sent him to help the people of Israel to guide them out of suffering and corruption. He had the task of telling rulers and kings the news that if they did not repent, God would bring his wrath on the people of Israel. an example of this is when Elijah to Ahab the King. So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria.1 Kings 18:2 NASB. None of what He had to do was easy for Him to do He is aid that he never died as we consider death.
Elijah did a great many things and was a great man of God.
He called to fire on soldiers: 2 Kings 1
He made a fire on mount camel: 1 kings 18
He raised a boy from the dead: 1 kings 17
He meets God at Mount Horeb: 1 kings 19
He condemned Ahad for the death of Naboth's death: 1 kings 21
These are just some of the great things that Elijah did.
Could you be like Elijah? Think about that today and meditate on this Biblical Hero of the Bible.
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