THE TRIAL OF ELIJAH (7 OF 15)
Scripture: I KINGS 19:9
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The Trial Of Elijah (7 of 15)
Series:The Trials of Great Bible Characters
Clarence E. Macartney
1 Kings 19:9
Elijah, like John the Baptist, is one of the greatest men of the Bible, and one of the loneliest. Except for a brief period at the end of his life when Elisha was with him, we never see Elijah in the company of other men. He had no companions, no fellow worker, none to cheer or encourage him. Only twice in his history do we behold him in any close human relationship - once with the widow of Zarephath who entertained him, and once with Elisha. Like the great prophet who was to come, Elijah trod the wine press alone.
Elijah comes upon the stage of Israel's history like a flash of lightning. Great men are the inspired text of the book we call history. Elijah illustrates the power of a great personality. Strong personalities are mighty, either for good or for evil. World War II illustrated that fact. It was folly to dismiss Hitler, who inspired and unified a depressed, broken, and defeated nation and made that nation a curse, a menace to the whole world, and a fountain of measureless woe, as a "paper hanger." No "paper hanger" could have done that! But thank God, great personalities are mighty also on the side of good. Lone-handed, save for the word of the Lord, Elijah worked a national revolution and turned a whole nation back to God.
Jesus said that no man greater than John the Baptist had been born. The measurement for John was Elijah, for Jesus said that John did his work in the spirit and power of Elijah. The highest tribute paid to Elijah is that when Christ appeared on earth and spoke His parables and sermons and judgments and did his healing works, therewere those who took him to be Elijah. In the wilderness of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked His disciples, "Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?" And they said, "Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias [that is, Elijah]; and others, Jerem ...
Series:The Trials of Great Bible Characters
Clarence E. Macartney
1 Kings 19:9
Elijah, like John the Baptist, is one of the greatest men of the Bible, and one of the loneliest. Except for a brief period at the end of his life when Elisha was with him, we never see Elijah in the company of other men. He had no companions, no fellow worker, none to cheer or encourage him. Only twice in his history do we behold him in any close human relationship - once with the widow of Zarephath who entertained him, and once with Elisha. Like the great prophet who was to come, Elijah trod the wine press alone.
Elijah comes upon the stage of Israel's history like a flash of lightning. Great men are the inspired text of the book we call history. Elijah illustrates the power of a great personality. Strong personalities are mighty, either for good or for evil. World War II illustrated that fact. It was folly to dismiss Hitler, who inspired and unified a depressed, broken, and defeated nation and made that nation a curse, a menace to the whole world, and a fountain of measureless woe, as a "paper hanger." No "paper hanger" could have done that! But thank God, great personalities are mighty also on the side of good. Lone-handed, save for the word of the Lord, Elijah worked a national revolution and turned a whole nation back to God.
Jesus said that no man greater than John the Baptist had been born. The measurement for John was Elijah, for Jesus said that John did his work in the spirit and power of Elijah. The highest tribute paid to Elijah is that when Christ appeared on earth and spoke His parables and sermons and judgments and did his healing works, therewere those who took him to be Elijah. In the wilderness of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked His disciples, "Whom do men say that I, the Son of man, am?" And they said, "Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias [that is, Elijah]; and others, Jerem ...
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