Elijah
Table of contents for Never Alone
- Introduction
- Adam
- Jacob
- Elijah
Somewhat out of nowhere, Elijah appears on the scene at the court of King Ahab of Israel and promises a drought until he says it will stop. It’s not clear whether King Ahab believes him or not, and yet the next thing we know, Elijah is whisked off to the Brook Cherith to be fed by ravens.
As if this wasn’t enough, Elijah was then taken to a widow and her son. He promises them food that will never run out until the drought does. And he raises the son from the dead.
After some time he returns to fight the prophets of Baal on Mount Caramel, and here’s where things really start to get interesting. He challenges the prophets to see who is the real god—Baal or Yaweh, and the test is a test of bringing fire down from the heavens to light a sacrifice.
When the prophets of Baal cannot accomplish the feat, Elijah ups the ante by having water poured all over the sacrifice before praying and seeing fire come down.
After this, as a light encore, he calls for rain, and it comes.
