Elijah
Theme48 references20 chapters
Outline
- Persecuted by Ahab — 1 Kings 17:2; 1 Kings 18:7
- Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens — 1 Kings 17:1
- By divine direction goes to Zarephath, where he is sustained in the household of a widow, whose meal and oil are miraculousiy increased — 1 Kings 17:8
- Returns, and sends a message to Ahab — 1 Kings 18:1
- Meets Ahab and directs him to assemble the prophets of Baal — 1 Kings 18:17
- Derisively challenges the priests of Baal to offer sacrifices — 1 Kings 18:25
- Kills the prophets of Baal — 1 Kings 18:40
- Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of Jezebel — 1 Kings 19:1
- Fasts for forty days — 1 Kings 19:8
- Despondency and complaints of — 1 Kings 19:10; 1 Kings 19:14
- Consolation given to — 1 Kings 9:11
- Flees to the wilderness of Damascus; directed to anoint Hazael king over Syria, Jehu king over Israel, and Elisha to be a prophet in his own place — 1 Kings 19:9
- Personal aspect of — 2 Kings 1:8
- Piety of — 1 Kings 19:10; 1 Kings 19:14; Luke 1:17; Romans 11:2; James 5:17
- His translation — 2 Kings 2:11
- Appears to Jesus at his transfiguration — Matthew 17:3; Matthew 17:4; Mark 9:4; Luke 9:30
- Antitype of John the Baptist — Matthew 11:14; Matthew 16:14; Matthew 17:10; Mark 9:12; Mark 9:13; Luke 1:17; John 1:21
- Increases the oil of the widow of Zarephath — 1 Kings 17:14
- Raises the son of the woman of Zarephath from the dead — 1 Kings 17:17
- Causes rain after seven years of drought — 1 Kings 18:41; James 5:17; James 5:18
- Causes fire to consume the sacrifice — 1 Kings 18:24; 1 Kings 18:36
- Calls fire down upon the soldiers of Ahaziah — 2 Kings 1:10; Luke 9:54
- Foretells a drought — 1 Kings 17:3
- The destruction of Ahab and his house — 1 Kings 21:17; 2 Kings 9:25
- The death of Ahaziah — 2 Kings 1:2
- The plague sent as a judgment upon the people in the time of Jehoram, king of Israel — 2 Chronicles 21:12
- A Benjamite chief — 1 Chronicles 8:27
- 3. A post-exile Jew — Ezra 10:21
Topical outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897). The sub-headings are Nave's own.