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Text -- 1 Kings 18:1-11 (NET)
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Elijah Meets the King’s Servant
18:1 Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the Lord told Elijah , “Go , make an appearance before Ahab , so I may send rain on the surface of the ground .”
18:2 So Elijah went to make an appearance before Ahab . Now the famine was severe in Samaria .
18:3 So Ahab summoned Obadiah , who supervised the palace . (Now Obadiah was a very loyal follower of the Lord .
18:4 When Jezebel was killing the Lord’s prophets , Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them in two caves in two groups of fifty . He also brought them food and water .)
18:5 Ahab told Obadiah , “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys . Maybe we can find some grazing areas so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to kill some of the animals .”
18:6 They divided up the land between them; Ahab went one way and Obadiah went the other .
18:7 As Obadiah was traveling along, Elijah met him. When he recognized him, he fell facedown to the ground and said , “Is it really you , my master , Elijah ?”
18:8 He replied , “Yes, go and say to your master , ‘Elijah is back.’”
18:9 Obadiah said , “What sin have I committed that you are ready to hand your servant over to Ahab for execution ?
18:10 As certainly as the Lord your God lives , my master has sent to every nation and kingdom in an effort to find you. When they say , ‘He’s not here,’ he makes them swear an oath that they could not find you.
18:11 Now you say , ‘Go and say to your master , “Elijah is back.”’
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Obadiah |
CARMEL |
Elijah |
Ahab |
JOASH (1) |
ISRAEL, RELIGION OF, 2 |
Drought |
Israel |
Doubting |
Cave |
Jezebel |
Fear of God |
Famine |
Extradition |
GRASS |
Zeal |
Persecution |
Women |
Quotations and Allusions |
Love |
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