Elijah obeyed the Lord and received His blessings for his faithfulness, but that didn’t stop the prophet from fearing for his life at the hand of man. Because of the tasks that God had Elijah perform, his life was constantly in danger. In his human frailty, he grew weary and depressed. Yet, Yahweh came to…
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1 Kings 18:21 – Leaping and Limping
If someone is leaping, can he also be limping at the same time? That’s a strange question, isn’t it? Apparently according to the writer of 1 Kings, that’s a distinct possibility. In the days of the prophet Elijah, the wicked King Ahab ruled over Israel – the Northern Kingdom. He was so evil and far…
1 Kings 14:13 – Something Pleasing
Those who have read any number of my essays may have noticed that I’ll often comment upon unusual or obscure passages of Scripture to tease out what may be the thinking behind what is written. Of course, I have no unique communication with the authors of old and must sometimes speculate what’s going on behind…
1 Kings 13:34 – Fruit of Bad Counsel
Counsel may come from men and be good or bad and have its consequences; when counsel comes from God and is ignored the outcome is disastrous. When Rehoboam became king in place of his father Solomon, he immediately had a choice to make as to how he would rule. The people of Israel came to…
Awaken Prophecy Update 5-5-21: $100 Million Deli
Awaken Bible Prophecy Update 5-5-21: $100 Million Deli Some of you may have seen last week’s prophecy update in which I spoke of a coming Long Hot Summer. It got a number of views, then YouTube deleted it. Fortunately, I also uploaded that prophecy update on Rumble. I link to that below this update if…
1 Kings 10:5 – No Breath in Her
Imagine yourself a monarch – a king or queen – in the time of Solomon. The queen of Sheba was such a ruler. Because of Solomon’s fame, this queen heard about him from the distant land in which she lived. Sheba is considered to be the modern day country of Yemen, to the far south…