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Elijah Proclaims a Drought
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”
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Elijah and the Widow
Then the word of the Lord came to him, saying,
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And Elijah said to her, “Do not fear; go and do as you have said, but make me a small cake from it first, and bring it to me; and afterward make some for yourself and your son.
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So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days.
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The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.
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Elijah Revives the Widow’s Son
Now it happened after these things that the son of the woman who owned the house became sick. And his sickness was so serious that there was no breath left in him.
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So she said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, O man of God? Have you come to me to bring my sin to remembrance, and to kill my son?”
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Then the Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.
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And Elijah took the child and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son lives!”
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Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now by this I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in your mouth is the truth.”
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Elijah’s Message to Ahab
And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth.”
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So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab; and there was a severe famine in Samaria.
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Now as Obadiah was on his way, suddenly Elijah met him; and he recognized him, and fell on his face, and said, “Is that you, my lord Elijah?”
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And he answered him, “It is I. Go, tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ”
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And now you say, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah is here” ’!
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And now you say, ‘Go, tell your master, “Elijah is here.” ’ He will kill me!”
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Then Elijah said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today.”
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So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah.
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Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?”
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Elijah’s Mount Carmel Victory
So Ahab sent for all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together on Mount Carmel.
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And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word.
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Then Elijah said to the people, “I alone am left a prophet of the Lord; but Baal’s prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
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Now Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, “Choose one bull for yourselves and prepare it first, for you are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under it.”
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And so it was, at noon, that Elijah mocked them and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god; either he is meditating, or he is busy, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened.”
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Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down.
