“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”He said, “I have been very jealous for Yahweh, the God of Armies; for the children of Israel have forsaken your covenant, thrown down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword. I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.And he said, I have been very jealous for Jehovah, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword: and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
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and he found Elisha, the prophet who would carry on the work after him. Elisha became his apprentice, and God would continue to do his quiet and steady work, bringing judgment on sin and bringing hope for sinners. And Elisha knew that he was not alone. God helped Elisha. God sent his word. And that's how God helps you. He didn't just send another prophet. God's word himself came. He was born a man in the family of Abraham. He took the name Jesus. At first, his work was only a quiet whisper. But Jesus would make himself the most conspicuous of all. For me, for you. to turn us out of ourselves, to turn us back to God. They persecuted him for it, just like they did to Elijah. They didn't just try to take his life, though. They did it. People stuck on themselves, just like us, stuck Jesus on a cross. Jesus, let us make him a public embarrassment. and he rose from the dead because God refuses to leave us alone. …
Our musicians, our singers tonight who blessed us, amen, and taking us to new dimensions. I hope your spirit is ready for the word of God tonight as we go back to 1 Kings chapter 19, verses 1 through 18. Give me a break, and I'm excited to be here tonight. Every opportunity to share with Dr. Haynes is a privilege. He's in the house tonight as we study this awesome and amazing word that was preached with such power and such conviction on Sunday. And I want to kind of start out with just a few pieces from the cutting room floor, an important message, an important word from I won't call it a text of terror. I'll say a text that maybe is misunderstood in some respects, in some regard. so anything from the cutting room floor from Sunday before we get into the word of God tonight and thank you very much I have a lot I'd like to hear more about your depiction of it sure in terms of a text that's often misunderstood a misunderstood text right so we have Elijah who, let's read it. …
… Read the story, saints. 1 Kings 19, verse 10. The Lord said, What are you doing here, Elijah? What are you doing here? He replied, I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant. True. They did, because humans hurt you. They torn down your altars. True. They did that. They put your prophets to death with the sword. That's true. They did that. And I am the only one left. Lie. But the Devil had convinced him so much with stuff that was true that once he got him in the loop, it was easy to convince him of what wasn't true. Now Elijah is giving this speech to God. How are you going to start telling God how God's people abandon God? How do you think it hurt you more than it hurt God? But he's been circling this hurt for a long time. When you circle your hurt long enough, you don't summon your help. You forget how to reach out to who you do have. …