Elijah's Greatest Hour

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Elijah's Greatest Hou r

• 7-14-02

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No Rain

• As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel,
  livesthe God whom I worship and servethere will
  be no dew or rain during the next few years
  unless I give the word!

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Kerith Brook

• 2Then the LORD said to Elijah, 3Go to the east
  and hide by Kerith Brook at a place east of where
  it enters the Jordan River. 4Drink from the brook
  and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have
  commanded them to bring you food.

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The Widows House

• 8Then the LORD said to Elijah, 9Go and live in
  the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon.
  There is a widow there who will feed you. I have
  given her my instructions.

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Plenty of flour!

• 13But Elijah said to her, Dont be afraid! Go
  ahead and cook that last meal, but bake me a
  little loaf of bread first. Afterward there will
  still be enough food for you and your son. 14For
  this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says
  There will always be plenty of flour and oil left
  in your containers until the time when the LORD
  sends rain and the crops grow again!

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A resurrection!

• 19But Elijah replied, Give me your son. And he
  took the boys body from her, carried him up to
  the upper room, where he lived, and laid the body
  on his bed. 20Then Elijah cried out to the LORD,
  O LORD my God, why have you brought tragedy on
  this widow who has opened her home to me, causing
  her son to die? 21And he stretched himself out
  over the child three times and cried out to the
  LORD, O LORD my God, please let this childs
  life return to him. 22The LORD heard Elijahs
  prayer, and the life of the child returned, and
  he came back to life!

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Mt. Carmel

• 36At the customary time for offering the evening
  sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the
  altar and prayed, O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac,
  and Jacob, prove today that you are God in
  Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I
  have done all this at your command. 37O LORD,
  answer me! Answer me so these people will know
  that you, O LORD, are God and that you have
  brought them back to yourself.

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The rain comes down!

• Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and
  fell to the ground and prayed. 43Then he said to
  his servant, Go and look out toward the sea.
• Seven times Elijah told him to go and look, and
  seven times he went. 44Finally the seventh time,
  his servant told him, I saw a little cloud about
  the size of a hand rising from the sea.

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Elijahs Translation

• 11As they were walking along and talking,
  suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by
  horses of fire. It drove between them, separating
  them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into
  heaven.

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Elijahs Greatest Hour

• The no rain announcement to Ahab.
• Brook Kerith fed by ravens, communion with God.
  
• The widows house--flour and oil multiplied.

• A resurrection from the dead.
• Mt. Carmel fire
• The rain comes down!
• Elijahs translation.

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Elijahs Greatest Hour

• The earnest prayer of a righteous person has
  great power and wonderful results. 17Elijah was
  as human as we are, and yet when he prayed
  earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for
  the next three and a half years! 18Then he prayed
  for rain, and down it poured. The grass turned
  green, and the crops began to grow again.

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