Man, it's hard to get back in to the routine after you've been out of it for a while. Over the summer months I'm going to be looking at the life of Elijah. A couple years ago I decided that during the summer I would take a Bible character and learn some lessons from their lives. Last year it was David, this year Elijah. His story is found in 1 Kings if you want to read it.
The first week of the series I went in to some background building up to his life. It's always important to discover the context of a person's life in order to be able fully understand their life and message. For example, The German Theologian, Dietrich Boenhoeffer's life and writings are only fully understood when they are place over the backdrop of World War 2. Or Brother Andrew's ministry in Russia only makes sense when placed in context of the Cold War.
Elijah's ministry is set in the context of a divided kingdom of Israel. He is sent at a prophet to the Northren Kingdom (Israel)in a time when the most evil king was ruling. This King, Ahab, had established Baal Worship as the religion of the Kingdom. He was one of 19 consecutive evil kings in the north. You could not have asked for a more difficult place and time to be a prophet of God.
Elijah is a nobody who comes out of nowhere to bring God's message to His people. God continues to look for people who are willing to bring God's message to the world. The question is are we willing.
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