September 10 | 1 Kings 18:38-39 “Then the fire of the lord fell and consumed the sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust and licked up the water which was in the trench. And when all the people saw it they fell on their faces and said,…
Did the ancient biblical prophets have the power to heal like the later twelve disciples did besides prophesying? Many of the prophetic books do not give us insight into the personal lives of the Old Testament prophets. They are the writings of these prophets to Israel. But we do catch…
In 1 Kings 21:7, is Jezebel a wife that belittles or mistreats her husband or is she a wife who encourages King Ahab, her husband? I don’t know if we can judge the tone of her voice or the tone of her comment here. Jezebel tends to be associated with…
What is the story of the prophet Elijah’s breakdown? How did Elijah repent? What are the steps taken for forgiveness, his assurance, and the result of his life? After the great victory Elijah got to witness as God used him to speak against the prophets of Baal on Mount Caramel…
Why did the Old Testament describe in detail how Elijah was taken but not Enoch? I have never really thought about the difference between how the Bible presents the glorious gift that God gives to these two righteous men. In both instances, much folklore exists because of how God took…
What happened at Mount Sinai in the Bible? What didn’t happen at Mount Sinai in the Bible? Much of the Old Testament is tied up at Mount Sinai. The first time we hear of the mountain is when God rescues the Israelites from Egypt and sends them into the wilderness.…