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God Protected Elijah Until the End

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So he did what the LORD had told him. He went to the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan, and stayed there. The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. (I Kings 17:5-6)

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In the land of Tishbite, there was a prophet named Elijah.

This great prophet was brave and he obeyed God well.

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During the time of the Prophet Elijah, the King of Israel was King Ahab.

King Ahab married Princess Jezebel.

Jezebel was a princess of Sidon, a country that did not serve God.

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Jezebel tempted her husband Ahab to build a temple of Baal.

Then she forced the people to serve Baal. Ahab also served Baal.

Ahab served false gods and that was a thing which God hates the most.

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King Ahab and the Israelites believed that Baal would make their farming go well.

So King Ahab and the Israelites threw away God and served Baal eagerly.

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The Prophet Elijah saw that the king was doing the wrong thing so he went to the king and told him the words of God.

"I am a prophet who serves the God of Israel. I swear in the name of our living God. Until I order to do so, there will be no rain nor dewdrops in all of Israel."

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God knew that King Ahab would kill Elijah. So God led Elijah to where he could hide from King Ahab. "Leave this place and hide in the Kerith Ravine which is located east of the Jordan River.

I will order ravens to bring you something to eat."

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Elijah obeyed the words of God.

He did not bring anything to eat and just hid in the place where God told him.

Elijah believed that God would feed him as God had promised.

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After the Prophet Elijah told King Ahab, it did not rain even once on the land of Israel.

The land was drying up and the plants were dying.

God had answered the prayer of Elijah.

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The Israelites had chosen a very foolish way.

God is the only one who gives rainfall, and makes the farming go well and is the one who prospers the land but the Israelites had thrown away God and was serving the false god, Baal.

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King Ahab was angry.

 "Hey, quickly find and bring that God of the Prophet Elijah.

  Search the whole country and bring him to me."

King Ahab’s army went forth to find Elijah.

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God protected Elijah so that the army of King Ahab was not able to find him.

They searched the whole country but no one was able to find Elijah.

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And as God had promised, every morning and evening, the ravens came to Elijah.

The ravens had bread and meat in their mouths and they gave them to Elijah.

While Elijah was staying there, the ravens came everyday and brought food for him.

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Elijah ate that bread and meat with clean water flowing from the Kerith Ravine.

Until the water of that brook got dry, God protected Elijah.

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Elijah was a powerless person and he was weaker than King Ahab but God who helped Elijah has very strong power which cannot be compared to King Ahab. Therefore, Elijah did not fear King Ahab. Elijah relied on his strong God and acted in faith. That is why King Ahab was not able to hurt Elijah.

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We became children of God because of our faith in Jesus.

God became our Abba Father. Sometimes we face hard times because we followed God’s words but God will surely protect us in those times.

I hope that you will all become great children of Jesus who can practice this amazing faith.