Worshipping the Roman God

And after the fire came a gentle whisper. 1 Kings 19:12b  NIV Gentle whisper – You know the story.  Elijah calls down fire from heaven.  He proves YHVH is the only God.  He slaughters Jezebel’s four hundred false prophets.  Victory is his.  Then a single, wicked woman sends him a threat and Elijah, “ran for his…

Ba’al and the Canaanite Religion

Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of [a]the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.”             1 Kings 17:1 NASB Rain – Four points need to be understood concerning the…

Revisiting Elijah

(originally November 2, 2007) And when some of the bystanders heard it, they began saying, “Behold, He is calling for Elijah.” Mark 15:35 This one is worth repeating.  About a year and a half ago I wrote this Today’s Word.  It was the keystone in the arch of my understanding.  For thirty years, I had…