![]() On reaching the palace, he solicited no admission, nor waited to be formally announced. The prophet set out at once, and traveled night and day until he reached Samaria. And jealous for the honor of God’s cause, he did not hesitate to obey the divine summons, though to obey seemed to invite swift destruction at the hand of the wicked king. He did not seek to be the Lord’s messenger the word of the Lord came to him. Note: “To Elijah was entrusted the mission of delivering to Ahab Heaven’s message of judgment. Why did Elijah enter into the king’s palace to give a public rebuke of Israel’s apostasy? John 16:8 3:20 I Timothy 5:20.No course of study in the schools of the rabbis or the halls of philosophy could have equaled this in value.” Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students, 511. It was such men whom Jesus connected with Himself and He gave them the advantages of three years’ training under His own care. The touch of a skillful hand is needed to arouse and develop those dormant faculties. Note: “In the common walks of life there is many a toiler patiently treading the round of his daily tasks, unconscious of latent powers that, roused to action, would place him among the world’s great leaders. What kind of person does God often pass by, and whom does He call instead? I Corinthians 1:26–28.But he entered upon his work with the word of faith and power on his lips, and his whole life was devoted to the work of reform.” The Review and Herald, August 14, 1913. Note: “Elijah … was born among the mountains of Gilead, east of the Jordan, and came from a nation that was overspread with the abominations of the Amorites. Who was Elijah, and what type of man was he? I Kings 17:1 James 5:17.“Far removed from any city of renown, and occupying no high station in life, Elijah the Tishbite … entered upon his mission confident in God’s purpose to prepare the way before him and to give him abundant success.” Prophets and Kings, 119. ![]() “Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before Whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word” (I Kings 17:1).
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