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Following his awesome victory on Mount Carmel, Elijah
proved he was just as human as the rest of us when Queen Jezebel
threatened his life for killing her prophets of Baal. For some
reason, Elijah did not think that God could handle Jezebel, and the
fear in him was so great, that he ran into the wilderness. The Lord
sent an angel with food and drink which nourished him until he made
it to Mount Horeb forty days later. God met him in a cave and
listened as Elijah dejectedly recounted how all was lost but Jesus
surprised him by saying there were still 7,000 men in Israel who had
not bowed their knees to Baal. Elijah was commissioned to anoint
Hazael king of Syria, Jehu king of Israel and Elisha as his
successor. Despite Jezebel's threatening's, Elijah went on to
confront Ahab yet again, this time for Naboth's murder, and he
announced the punishment that God had for Ahab, Jezebel and their
children. Every prediction came true and their bloodline was wiped
out and the Israelites knew that Elijah was a true prophet of God.
It just goes to show that your life is not over until God says it is
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