854 - The Lord told Elijah to appear before Ahab

The Lord told Elijah to appear before Ahab. 


In the third year of the drought, the Lord said to Elijah, 


“Go and present yourself, to King Ahab. 


Tell him that I will soon send rain!” 


So, Elijah went to appear, before Ahab. 


Meanwhile, the famine had become very severe, in Samaria. 


So, Ahab summoned Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. 


(Obadiah was a devoted follower, of the Lord. 


Once, when Jezebel had tried to kill all the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had hidden 100 of them, in two caves. 


He put fifty prophets, in each cave, and supplied them with food and water.) 


Ahab said to Obadiah, 


“We must check every spring and valley, in the land, to see if we can find enough grass, to save at least some, of my horses and mules.” 


So, they divided the land between them. 


Ahab went one way, by himself, and Obadiah went another way, by himself. 


As Obadiah was walking along, he suddenly saw Elijah, coming toward him. 


Obadiah recognized him, at once, and bowed low, to the ground, before him. 


“Is it really you, my lord Elijah?” he asked. 


“Yes, it is,” Elijah replied. 


“Now go and tell your master, ‘Elijah is here.’ ” 


“Oh, sir,” Obadiah protested, “what harm have I done to you, that you are sending me, to my death, at the hands of Ahab? 


For I swear, by the Lord, your God, that the king has searched every nation and kingdom, on earth, from end to end, to find you. 


And each time he was told, 


‘Elijah isn’t here,’ 


King Ahab forced the king, of that nation, to swear, to the truth, of his claim. 


And now you say, 


‘Go and tell your master, 

“Elijah is here.” ’ 


But, as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you away, to who knows where. 


When Ahab comes, and cannot find you, he will kill me. 


Yet, I have been a true servant, of the Lord, all my life. 


Has no one told you, my lord, about the time, when Jezebel was trying to kill the Lord’s prophets? 


I hid 100 of them, in two caves, and supplied them, with food and water. 


And now you say, 

‘Go and tell your master, 

“Elijah is here.” ’ 


Sir, if I do that, Ahab will certainly kill me.” 


But Elijah said, 


“I swear, by the Lord Almighty, in whose presence I stand, that I will present myself, to Ahab, this very day.” 


1 Kings 18:1–15 (NLT)


Praise be to God!



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