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It was not for the sake of security alone that the prophet plunged into the "great and terrible wilderness." It is probable that from the first, "Horeb, the mount of God," was in his thoughts. He may well have seen that he was destined to be a second Moses; that he was raised up to assert and enforce the covenant of which Moses was the mediator.
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1 Kings 19:3. And when he saw that, he arose and went for...
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והוא־הלך במדבר דרך יום ויבא וישב תחת רתם [אחת כ] (אחד ק)...
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LEARNING HOW GOD WORKS 1Ki_19:9-14 God knew how to treat His...
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Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, fleeth to Beer-sheba; is...
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It was not for the sake of security alone that the prophet plunged into the "great and terrible wilderness." It is probable that from the first, "Horeb, the mount of God," was in his thoughts. He may well have seen that he was destined to be a second Moses; that he was raised up to assert and enforce the covenant of which Moses was the mediator.
- Israel was not lost; Israel was being led. Note how Moses begins: “The Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness.” God didn’t leave his people to find their own way, instead he went before them with the cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.
- God wanted to humble Israel. Moses identifies the purpose of these seemingly wasted years with a simple phrase, “that he might humble you.” God orchestrated the circumstances to keep Israel close to the ground and he kept Israel in that situation for four decades.
- God wanted Israel to learn obedience. The outward expression of humility is obedience. Moses continues, “testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.”
- God was teaching Israel to rely on him. Why did Israel have to eat strange food called manna during these years? Moses says, “that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”
Could it be that Elisha recognized that with great power comes great responsibility, and great servanthood? Elijah's violent spirituality released a spirit of Yahwism, which resulted in an age of tyranny and genocide spearheaded by King Jehu, and in the weakening of his kingdom's military influence.
Jan 23, 2024 · The Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted because God wanted His Son and His followers to understand the Lord’s messianic mission clearly—that Christ had not come to earth as Israel’s Conquering King but as her Suffering Servant.
Elijah Flees to the Wilderness - Then Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done, including the fact that he had killed all their prophets.
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While Malachi 4:6 is attributed to John the Baptist in Luke 1:17, the verses in both Malachi 4:6 and Malachi 4:5 also seem to point to "Elijah the Prophet," who will return to earth "before the great and terrible Day of the Lord" and announce the [second] coming of the Messiah to earth.
