(A) Thinking
1. What did Ahab say to Jezebel? Jezebel sent someone to Elijah and told him what? 1/2
2. What did Elijah do when he saw this? What did he do in Brawly after a day's walk? 3/4
3. Who brought the food after Elijah fell asleep on the vine tree? What food did Elijah see and eat? What did the angel of God say when he brought food for the second time? What happens when Elijah eats? 5/8
4. Where Elijah entered, the word of the Lord came to him. What did God ask Elijah? What did Elijah say? 9/ 10
5. What happened when the Lord asked Elijah to stand before him? 1 1/ 12
6. What did God ask Elijah when he was standing at the mouth of the cave? How did Elijah answer God? 13/ 14
7. What did the Lord ask Elijah to do? 15/ 18
8. What was Elijah doing when he met Elisha? What did Elijah do? What did Elisha say and do when he ran to Elijah? 19/2 1
(2) Application
Think about why Elijah is weak. How did God comfort him?
Second, the classic reading outline
Elijah's weakness
(1) Weak reasons-Jezebel tried to kill him 1-2
(2) Weak scene-walking for forty days and nights 3-8
(3) The root of weakness-getting the light of God 9- 18
(4) Solutions to weaknesses-Keep working 19-2 1
Elijah of Mount Sinai
(1) Reasons for going to Mount Sinai 1-2
② Journey to Mount Sinai 3-8
(3) Experience of Mount Sinai 9- 18
(4) Mount Sinai 19-2 1
Third, think and answer.
1. What did Ahab say to Jezebel? Jezebel sent someone to Elijah and told him what? 1/2
Ahab told Jezebel all that Leah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword.
Jezebel sent to Elijah and said to him, "May God punish me severely if I don't make your life like those people's lives by this time tomorrow."
2. What did Elijah do when he saw this? After a day's walk, what is he doing sitting under the rattan tree? 3/4
When Elijah saw this, he got up and fled for his life, leaving his servant in Beersheba in Judah.
(2) I walked a day's journey in the wilderness and came to a Luo Teng tree; Sitting there begging for death, he said, "Lord, this is everything!" " Take my life, for I am not better than my ancestors. "
3. Who brought the food after Elijah fell asleep under the vine tree? What food did Elijah see and eat? What did the angel of God say when he brought food for the second time? What happens when Elijah eats? 5/8
There is an angel.
He looked and saw a bottle of bread burnt by water and charcoal beside his head. He ate and drank, and still lay down.
The angel of the Lord came to pat him a second time and said, "Get up and eat! Because you still have a long way to go. "
(4) He got up, ate and drank. With the strength of this diet, he walked for forty days and nights and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
4. Where Elijah entered, the word of the Lord came to him. What did God ask Elijah? What did Elijah say? 9/ 10
There, he entered a cave and lived there.
The word of the Lord came to him and said, Elijah, what are you doing here?
He said: "I am very enthusiastic about the Lord God of hosts; Because Israel has broken your covenant, destroyed your altar, killed your prophet with the sword, and I am the only one left, and they want to take my life. 」
5. What happened when the Lord put Elijah in front of him? 1 1/ 12?
And the Lord said, Come out and stand before me on the mountain. At that time, the Lord passed by, and there was a strong wind before him, and the mountains split and the rubble fell, but the Lord was not in the wind. There was an earthquake after the wind, but the Lord was not among them; There was fire after the earthquake, but the Lord was not in the fire; There was a small sound after the fire.
6. Elijah stood at the mouth of the cave. What did God ask Elijah? How did Elijah answer God? 13/ 14
A voice said to him, "Elijah, what are you doing here?"
He said: "I am very enthusiastic about the Lord God of hosts; Because Israel has broken your covenant, destroyed your altar, killed your prophet with the sword, and I am the only one left, and they want to take my life. 」
7. What did the Lord ask Elijah to do? 15/ 18
The Lord said to him, "Go back to Damascus from the desert. When you get there, anoint Hazael king over Syria. Anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel. Anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah as a prophet in your place. Those who flee from the sword of Dolye will be killed by Jehu. He who flees from the sword of Jehu will be killed by Elisha. I left 7,000 people for myself among the Israelites. They never bowed their knees to Baal or kissed him. 」
8. What was Elijah doing when he met Elisha? What did Elijah do? What did Elisha say and do when he ran to Elijah? 19/2 1
Elijah met Elisha, the son of Shaphat, plowing the land. There are twelve pairs of cows in front of him, and he drives the twelfth pair himself.
Elijah went to him and put his coat on him.
Elisha left the cow and ran to Elijah, saying, "Please let me kiss my parents first, and then I will follow you." So Elisha went back from Elisha, slaughtered two cows and gave them the meat with the cows in it. So the man got up and followed Elijah and served him.
Fourth, the application solution
Application 1: Why is Elijah weak? How did God comfort him?
A: 1. Why is Elijah weak?
(1) Because everything God asked Elijah to do was not violated, Elijah bravely did it. Through the reaction of the people on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18: 38/39), he believed that all people in Israel, from kings to people, could confess their sins and repent and turn to the Lord their God, which was also his motive and purpose in doing all these things. It turned out to be counterproductive. From Jezebel's attempt to kill him, we can see that evil is still in power, and there is no sign of repentance from the king to the people. This made Elijah lose the passion of being strong and brave to serve, which became the root cause of his despair. He was at a loss for the future and full of helplessness for the present (I was the only one left, and they tried to kill me ...). At this time, Elijah only saw that his own strength failed to win the repentance of the people and did not understand God. ?
When Elijah heard that Jezebel was going to kill him, he got up and ran for his life. He forgot the power of God and was weak and depressed.
(3) After what Elijah did in front of King Ahab and all Israel in the last chapter, he thought that Ahab would wake up and return to the Lord God, but Ahab did not repent. He told Jezebel that he had killed him, and Jezebel swore to kill him. This made Elijah depressed and afraid. He got up and ran for his life.
(4) After what Elijah did in front of King Ahab and all Israel in the last chapter, he thought that Ahab would wake up and return to the Lord God, but Ahab did not repent. He told Jezebel that he had killed him, and Jezebel swore to kill him. This made Elijah depressed and afraid. He got up and ran for his life.
10, 14, I am enthusiastic for the Lord God of hosts; Because Israel has broken your covenant, destroyed your altar, killed your prophet with the sword, and I am the only one left, and they still seek my life. He didn't understand why God did it.
I really can't understand why God made Jezebel so crazy and couldn't understand God's mind. The weakness and fear of human nature occupied Elijah's heart and did not rely on God.
2. How did God comfort him?
The omniscient God clearly knows the real reason of Elijah's inner weakness, and hopes that he will seriously think and face it by asking questions. It can be seen from Elijah's two answers that Elijah did not seriously think about why God asked him this question twice, so God told him all his plans and arrangements actively, in detail, patiently and concretely (section 15/ 18). Knowing that all kings and people in the world are in the hands of God, and all future gods have their own plans and time, Elijah feels comforted and can be strong (section 19 "So Elijah left there …").
(2) God let him rest and eat; After resting and eating again, Elijah walked for forty days and nights with the help of this diet and reached Horie Mountain (Sinai Mountain). The Lord God appeared to him, strengthened him with awesome power and presence, and entrusted him with a new mission.
God sent messengers to give him water and bread to increase his strength, and patted him on the shoulder to comfort his heart, let him eat and drink, and let him continue his unfinished work with the help of food and drink.
④ 18 section; But I left 7,000 men for myself among the Israelites. None of them bowed their knees to Baal or kissed him.
Give him food and water, tell her the way to go and what to do!
Application 2: Think about why Elijah is weak. How did God comfort him?
A: 1. The reason for Elijah's weakness:
I don't understand.
Why did God make Jezebel so wild? )
(2) There is no way out
(At that time, Jezebel was in a high position and was arbitrarily forgotten. )
(3) Weakness is human nature.
(Only God can win)
God gave Leah comfort.
① Food supply (6/7)
② Experience the presence of God (1113)
③ Discourse comfort (18)
④ God has not given up on Israel (16)