Week 7: The Ministry of Elijah

The Ministry of Elijah: 1 Kings 18-19

Objective: 

• Elijah’s Message to Ahab
• Elijah’s Mount Carmel Victory
• Elijah Escapes from Jezebel
• Elisha Follows Elijah

Resources:

• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary
• Catena Bible Commentary
• Fr Dawoud Lamie Bible study (Arabic)

Reading:

• 1 Kings 18:19-46
• 1 Kings 19: ALL

Key verse(s):

• "How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” 1 Kings 18:21

Comments:

• Elijah faced the priests and defeated them in front of the people.
• This was not a personal matter, but Elijah wanted to prove that the Lord God is the true God (18:37)
• He asked them to keep adding water so that they can't deny the strength of the miracle.
• Elijah prayed seven times for the rain. He never lost hope or faith in God. This teaches us to never stop praying until we hear/see God's response.
• After this glorious day, Elijah lost hope and was scared of Jezebel. He is a human and felt weak for a moment.
• Elijah and Moses only in the OT fasted for forty days and forty nights.
• God never left him alone to his thoughts, He came and supported him.
• He told God he is the only prophet who believes in Him, but God told him that reserved seven thousand in Israel.
• We see God telling Elijah to bring Elisha to be his disciple so he can carry the service after Elijah.

Review/recap questions:
**Servant may add more questions

1. How did Elijah challenge the prophets of Baal?
2. How did Elijah show the people that God is the real God?

Homework:
**Servant may add more questions

1. Whose sacrifice was accepted?
   a)Elijah’s sacrifice b) the prophets of Baal c) Ahab d) a and b
2. Who woke Elijah and gave him to eat and drink?
   a) Jezebel b) Obadiah c) an Angel
3. Who became the prophet after Elijah?
   a) Hazael b) Jehu c) Samuel d) Elisha