During the reign of Ahab, King of Israel, the land and the people suffered through a terrible drought—a drought that came as the result of Ahab doing evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him, including taking for his wife, Jezebel, an avowed idol worshipper.
In reality, it was more than just a drought without rain, but a drought without God—without God being at the center of their lives. In the pursuit of earthly prosperity, security, and even fame, the words and ways of God took on less and less importance to God’s people. And yet, God did not leave them abandoned, but sent a prophet, a man of God, Elijah to show that God can bring life even in the driest times of life.
The truth is we all go through such times in our lives. And, whether caused by our own actions or made worse by those of others, God still gives hope and strength to us so that we might find life in a spiritual drought.
1 Kings 18:41-46 And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of the rushing of rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel. And he bowed himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. And Read More
1 Kings 18:17-40 When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, “Is it you, you troubler of Israel?” And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you have, and your father’s house, because you have abandoned the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals. Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the Read More
1 Kings 18:1-16 After many days the word of the Lord came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the earth.” So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. Now the famine was severe in Samaria. And Ahab called Obadiah, who was over the household. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly, and when Read More
1 Kings 17:17-24 After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him. And she said to Elijah, “What have you against me, O man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to remembrance and to Read More
1 Kings 17:8-16 Then the word of the Lord came to him, “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her Read More
1 Kings 16:29-17:7 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab the son of Omri began to reign over Israel, and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty-two years. And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord, more than all who were before him. And as if Read More
