Elijah

Definition

Elijah was one of the most important prophets of Yahweh. Elijah prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Israel and Judah, including King Ahab.

• God did many miracles through Elijah, including raising a dead boy back to life.
• Elijah rebuked King Ahab for worshiping the false god Baal.
• He challenged the prophets of Baal to a test that proved that Yahweh is the only true God.
• At the end of Elijah’s life, God miraculously took him up to heaven while he was still alive.
• Hundreds of years later, Elijah, along with Moses, appeared with Jesus on a mountain, and they talked together about Jesus’ coming suffering and death in Jerusalem.

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(See also: miracle, prophet, Yahweh)

Bible References

• 1 Kings 17:1
• 2 Kings 1:3-4
• James 5:16-18
• John 1:19-21
• John 1:24-25
• Mark 9:5

Examples from the Bible stories

• __19:2 Elijah__ was a prophet when Ahab was king over the kingdom of Israel.
• __19:2 Elijah__ said to Ahab, “There will be no rain or dew in the kingdom of Israel until I say so.”
• __19:3 God told Elijah__ to go to a stream in the wilderness to hide from Ahab who wanted to kill him. Every morning and every evening, birds would bring him bread and meat.
• __19:4 But they took care of Elijah__, and God provided for them so that their flour jar and their bottle of oil never became empty.
• __19:5 After three and a half years, God told Elijah__ to return to the kingdom of Israel and speak with Ahab because he was going to send rain again.
• __19:7 Then Elijah__ said to the prophets of Baal, “Kill a bull and prepare it as a sacrifice, but do not light the fire.”
• __19:12 Then Elijah__ said, “Do not let any of the prophets of Baal escape!”
• __36:3 Then Moses and the prophet Elijah__ appeared. These men had lived hundreds of years before this. They talked with Jesus about his death that would soon happen in Jerusalem.

Word Data

• Strong’s: H0452, G22430