Kings 19:1-18.

Kings 19.1-18

Elijah Runs Away from Ahab and Jezebel

"Ahab told his wife Jezebel what Elijah had done and that he had
killed the prophets. She sent a message to Elijah: "You killed my
prophets. Now I'm going to kill you! I pray that the gods will punish
me even more severely if I don't do it by this time tomorrow."

Elijah was afraid when he got her message, and he ran to the town of
Beersheba in Judah. He left his servant there, then walked another
whole day into the desert. Finally, he came to a large bush and sat
down in its shade. He begged the Lord, "I've had enough. Just let me
die! I'm no better off than my ancestors." Then he lay down in the
shade and fell asleep.

Suddenly an angel woke him up and said, "Get up and eat." Elijah
looked around, and by his head was a jar of water and some baked
bread. He sat up, ate and drank, then lay down and went back to sleep.

Soon the Lord's angel woke him again and said, "Get up and eat, or
else you'll get too tired to travel." So Elijah sat up and ate and
drank.

The food and water made him strong enough to walk forty more days. At
last, he reached Mount Sinai, the mountain of God, and he spent the
night there in a cave.

The Lord Appears to Elijah

While Elijah was on Mount Sinai, the Lord asked, "Elijah, why are you here?"

He answered, "Lord God All-Powerful, I've always done my best to obey
you. But your people have broken their solemn promise to you. They
have torn down your altars and killed all your prophets, except me.
And now they are even trying to kill me!"

"Go out and stand on the mountain," the Lord replied. "I want you to
see me when I pass by."

All at once, a strong wind shook the mountain and shattered the rocks.
But the Lord was not in the wind. Next, there was an earthquake, but
the Lord was not in the earthquake. Then there was a fire, but the
Lord was not in the fire.

Finally, there was a gentle breeze, and when Elijah heard it, he
covered his face with his coat. He went out and stood at the entrance
to the cave.

The Lord asked, "Elijah, why are you here?"

Elijah answered, "Lord God All-Powerful, I've always done my best to
obey you. But your people have broken their solemn promise to you.
They have torn down your altars and killed all your prophets, except
me. And now they are even trying to kill me!"

The Lord said:

Elijah, you can go back to the desert near Damascus. And when you get
there, appoint Hazael to be king of Syria. Then appoint Jehu son of
Nimshi to be king of Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat to take your
place as my prophet.

Hazael will start killing the people who worship Baal. Jehu will kill
those who escape from Hazael, and Elisha will kill those who escape
from Jehu.

But seven thousand Israelites have refused to worship Baal, and they will live."

God bless you.