Elijah | Christian Library

Lonely and Miserable

Depression can be the result of fatigue, either mental or physical. From the experience of Elijah as recorded in 1 Kings 19, this article shows how such a fatigue can lead to depression.

Where Is the Lord God of Elijah?

What the church needs today are prophetic preachers like Elijah. These will proclaim the church's greatest need, which is God, and the church will learn to live in true faith. This is what the article shows from 2 Kings 2:14.

Acts 1:9-11 – Christ in His Ascension Greater Than Elijah

This article is an exposition of Acts 1:9-11, discussing among other things the connection between the ascension of Christ and of Elijah.

The Significance of Elijah in James 5:13-18

What is the function of the reference to Elijah in James 5:13-18? The author argues that in writing to a mainly Jewish Christian audience, James provides the example of a well-known figure from the Old Testament whom they are to emulate.

Faith in the Face of Apostasy – The Lord Our Provider

Elijah’s story begins in 1 Kings 17:1-6 and demonstrates that the Lord, not Baal, is the provider for his people. Dillard explores this theme in the first scene in 1 Kings 17.

Faith in the Face of Apostasy – Christians and the Old Testament

In Chapter 1 the author wants to encourage Christians to read the Old Testament as part of their heritage. To facilitate the reading and understanding of the Elijah and Elisha narratives, he encourage his readers to take note of at least three different historical horizons that intersect in these narratives. The first horizon is the historical background of the incidents. The next horizon is the historical background of the author. A third horizon is later biblical interpretation (e.g., Matthew 11:14.

Elijah the Broken Prophet

This paper raises three issues that often trouble readers of the Elijah narrative in 1 Kings: the nature of his miracles, the problem of his character, and his place within the prophets of Israel.

The Strengthened Parent and Teacher

Looking at the life of Elijah, this article shows how God's grace and power are able to sustain parents when parenting and teachers when teaching seems impossible.

The Promise of the Arrival of Elijah in Malachi and the Gospels

Was John the Baptist the fulfillment of the promise of Malachi 3 and Malachi 4 concerning the prophet who was to come on the day of the Lord? Kaiser offers a hermeneutical solution to this question as a generic fulfillment, meaning that Elijah has come "in the spirit and power" witnessed in John the Baptist, and will yet come in the future.