This is the sort of person that God calls us to imitate. His whole life was lived as a servant, calling others to serve the God of heaven. “If the LORD is God,” he challenged the Israelites, “follow him.” Elijah was absolutely devoted to God, and he called others to absolute devotion. Slowly the Israelite kings are drifting further and further away from God’s laws. Not only did Elijah serve God, he also called others to serve God. 17 Elijah the Tishbite, one of the Gilead settlers, spoke to Ahab. He was a giant because he was devoted to serving God. ![]() Elijah was a spiritual giant, not because he had immense theological training, or because he pastored a major church. Yes, the time of Elijah may have been a remote and distant time from our own, but there were spiritual giants in those days. 2 And the word of the Lord came to him: 3 Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan. ![]() I’m reminded of Genesis 6:4 – “There were giants in the earth in those days” (KJV). 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word. As the story of Elijah reveals, his life was devoted to the service of God. Elijah, like a retainer in the court of heaven, is ready to obey his Master immediately. A true servant is ready to obey his Master, no matter what the task. Whatever God says – those are his marching orders! He is standing in God’s court, ready at a moment to obey God. 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. Another command arrives, and another servant obeys. 17 And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. He gives a command, and an obedient servant immediately complies. He says that he stands before God.Įlijah was like a servant in a court. The Lord, the God of Israel…before whom I stand. “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”įirst impressions are always significant, and Elijah’s first impressions highlights many of his distinctives. ![]() The Bible doesn’t say a word about him until 1 Kings 17:1, when he bursts on the scene with a dramatic pronouncement to evil king Ahab: Elijah the Tishbite is a dramatic figure.
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