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Aug 13, 2017 · God frees Israel, and leads them to a mountain in the wilderness (Mount Sinai), where he makes a special agreement with them. They promise to follow his commands, and he promises to dwell among them, giving them his blessing and protection. The book of Leviticus focuses on how a nation of mortals can cohabitate with the God of heaven.
- (5-8) God ministers to the physical needs of Elijah. Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.”
- (9-10) God allows Elijah to vent his frustrations. And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
- (11-12) God reveals Himself to Elijah. Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.
- (13-15) After this ministry, God gives Elijah work to do. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave.
Although Isaiah had at this point served as God’s prophet for 40 years (including during the reigns of King Uzzah and King Azariah), Hezekiah was the first king to either seek out or listen to God’s Word. From the book of Chronicles, we learn that Isaiah then also cried out in prayer (2 Chr. 32:20).
Into the wilderness; the vast wilderness of Arabia. He durst not stay in Judah, though good Jehoshaphat reigned there, because he was allied to Ahab, and was a man of an easy temper, whom Ahab might circumvent, and either by force or art seize upon Elijah.
From the Jews’ mistakes, God reveals lessons for you to live while on your journey through the wilderness of life. These include: (1) serving God, (2) trusting Him, (3) leaving your life of the flesh behind, (4) growing spiritually from your trial, (5) seeking His mercy and grace, (6) letting Him guide you, and (7) faith.
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Second, upon hearing Jezebel’s threats, Elijah took his eyes off of God and fled into the wilderness. From Elijah’s mistake, God reveals that He wants you to place your trust in Him to protect you when Satan attacks you. Third, in the wilderness, the angel of the Lord fed and sustained Elijah.
