And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the
A Voice in the Wilderness
And Elijah the Tishbite, … said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 1 Kings 17:1. Among the mountains of
Jezebel’s Blighting Influence
But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. 1 Kings 21:25. Ahab was weak in moral power. His union by marriage with
Asa Trusted God
And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and
A Paralyzed Arm
And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him. 1 Kings 13:4. Jeroboam was filled with a spirit of defiance against God and attempted to restrain the
All Israel with Him
It came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. 2 Chronicles 12:1. The extravagance of Solomon’s reign during his apostasy had led him
Disgraceful Monuments
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: folly is set in great dignity. Ecclesiastes 10:5, 6. In the days of King Josiah a strange appearance could be seen