Here we examine how God sent Elijah into the very heartland of Baal worship: Zarephath belonged to Sidon (1 Kings 17:7-11), and Ethbaal was the king of Sidon. His daughter Jezebel had married King Ahab (1 Kings 16:31-32). Together they persecuted the followers of Yahweh( and made the worship of Baal the state religion of Israel (1 Kings 18:1-14).
A poor widow hears the word of the LORD, and she trusts and obeys (1 Kings 17:13-16).
In the course of time, the widow's son dies, and reflecting a common idea of fate (Acts 28:3-6), connecting sin and misfortune (John 9:1-3), she believes it is due to her sin and is angry with Elijah (1 Kings 17:18).
But she soon witnesses a profound miracle, when the LORD uses Elijah to raise her son from the dead (1 Kings 17:22-24).
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After serving Grace Presbyterian Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, Bob was honorably retired on Sunday, September 27, 2015, and given the title "Pastor Emeritus." This was forty years to the day after he became their pastor.
He now works for the Presbytery of the Gulf South as...