Second Sunday after Pentecost 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a

Context

In Chapter 18, Elijah was on Mount Carmel, confronting and taunting the 450 prophets of Baal when Baal didn’t (or couldn’t) answer their prayers and send down fire. Baal must have been sleeping, or on vacation, or something… But Yahweh did answer Elijah’s prayers and the fire descends from heaven to consume his water-soaked offering. The people seize the prophets and Elijah kills them. 

Earlier, in 17:1-7, Elijah had told King Ahab that there would be a drought and that there would be no rain or dew without his say so. But at the end of Chapter 18, Elijah tells Ahab that rain is coming: “Go up, eat and drink, for there is a sound of rushing rain.”  The arrival of rain further confirms Elijah’s prophetic message and Yahweh’s…

1. At the beginning of 1 Kings 19 Elijah feels worn out, fatigued and he feels so very alone. When is a time when you felt worn out and alone? What did you need at that time?

2. God was not in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire and it’s debatable whether God was in the silence, but it’s clear that God did show up for Elijah at Horeb. How have you experienced God’s presence in your own life? 

3. How did God care for Elijah in this difficult season in his…