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Elijah Fed by Ravens
Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”
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Then the Lord said to Elijah,
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So Elijah did as the Lord told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan.
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The Widow at Zarephath
Then the Lord said to Elijah,
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But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little bread for me first. Then use what’s left to prepare a meal for yourself and your son.
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So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.
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There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah.
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Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God, what have you done to me? Have you come here to point out my sins and kill my son?”
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But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child’s body from her arms, carried him up the stairs to the room where he was staying, and laid the body on his bed.
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Then Elijah cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, why have you brought tragedy to this widow who has opened her home to me, causing her son to die?”
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The Lord heard Elijah’s prayer, and the life of the child returned, and he revived!
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Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. “Look!” he said. “Your son is alive!”
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Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.”
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The Contest on Mount Carmel
Later on, in the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, “Go and present yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!”
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So Elijah went to appear before Ahab. Meanwhile, the famine had become very severe in Samaria.
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As Obadiah was walking along, he suddenly saw Elijah coming toward him. Obadiah recognized him at once and bowed low to the ground before him. “Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” he asked.
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“Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. “Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’”
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For I swear by the Lord your God that the king has searched every nation and kingdom on earth from end to end to find you. And each time he was told, ‘Elijah isn’t here,’ King Ahab forced the king of that nation to swear to the truth of his claim.
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And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”’
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And now you say, ‘Go and tell your master, “Elijah is here.”’ Sir, if I do that, Ahab will certainly kill me.”
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But Elijah said, “I swear by the Lord Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself to Ahab this very day.”
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So Obadiah went to tell Ahab that Elijah had come, and Ahab went out to meet Elijah.
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“I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead.
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Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How much longer will you waver, hobbling between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!” But the people were completely silent.
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Then Elijah said to them, “I am the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but Baal has 450 prophets.
