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As we are studying the life of Elijah, we find him at the lowest point of his life. What is interesting is that Elijah had just come from the highest point of victory just before he reached his lowest low. That itself is an interesting thing to remember.

The northern kingdom of Israel was being led by the worst king that Israel had ever known. That would be King Ahab. As if it were a trivial thing to walk in the sins of his fathers, he married that wicked woman Jezebel and led the nation to follow after the false gods of Baal and Ashtoreth and to turn their back on Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Elijah came on the scene and declared that there would be no rain in Israel until he gave the word. At the end of 3 1/2 years when Israel was suffering from a terrible drought, Elijah came to Ahab and directed him to bring 450 prophets of Baal to Mt. Carmel and to have all the people of Israel there as well. Elijah then issued a challenge that both Baal and Jehovah would be called upon to answer by fire and consume the sacrifice there are that mountain and that whichever God answered by fire, he is God. Only Jehovah answered that day so Elijah commanded that the 450 prophets of Baal be seized. They were then killed there at the brook Kishon.

When Jezebel heard what had happened, she answered with some wrath of her own and threatened to have Elijah killed. That was when Elijah sank to his lowest low. He responded by running for his life and meeting God out in the desert and asking him to take his life because he had had enough.

That was when we also saw the compassion of the Lord, because instead of rebuking Elijah, he fulfilled the scripture in 2 Corinthians 7:6 where it says, "God, who comforts the depressed,” ministered to Elijah and let him sleep and eat.

But after comforting and strengthening Elijah it was then time to instruct him. It's not enough that God just comforts us through a dark or difficult time; he wants to teach us something through it. And the message that God had for Elijah was a message that we all need to receive for ourselves as well.

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